On Thursday 11 August 2016 11:55:56 Curt wrote: > http://www.pcworld.com/article/3106180/security/use-the-internet-this- >linux-flaw-could-open-you-up-to-attack.html?google_editors_picks=true > > Calling all experts: cause for concern?
I do not know if wheezy is/can be affected, however the fix promulgated by the link to the UCR announcement is wrong, at least for my wheezy install, in that when I investigated my machine, the dots in that string: net.ipv4.tcp_challenge_ack_limit = 999999999 to add should be changed to forward slashes: net/ipv4/tcp_challenge_ack_limit = 999999999 as that is the directory structure on this wheezy based machine, and then the following update command: sysctl -p works w/o error. All done as root of course. No clue if the fix works, I haven't been attacked that I am aware of. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
