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Linux 2.0 Unofficial Patches (patch-2.0.31-teardrop)

Important! Teardrop bug fix for 2.0.31

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri Nov 14 18:32:00 1997

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patch-2.0.31-teardrop
Any Linux system running on the internet with a 2.0.31 or older kernel is vulnerable to the "teardrop" (a.k.a. the IP Fragmentation) attack.

More information on this attack is available at:

http://lexie.v-wave.com/teardrop/index.html

This vulnerability has been corrected in version 2.0.32 of the Linux kernel.




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