Re: qmail-ifc-len-patch (ipme.c)

2000-02-28 Thread Jos Backus
This was a kernel bug indeed. The following commit fixes it; no patches to the qmail port are needed. guido 2000/02/28 11:30:27 PST Modified files: sys/net if.c Log: This fixes a problem where the SIOCGIFCONF ioctl goes wrong. This is triggered when qmail is used

Re: qmail-ifc-len-patch (ipme.c) (fwd)

2000-02-27 Thread lioux
On Sat, Feb 26, 2000 at 10:51:17PM -0700, Dax Kelson wrote: > > This is a FreeBSD kernel bug. There's no excuse for the kernel to write > past ifc_len. If the kernel is fixed, the code will dynamically find the > correct buffer length, as it does on other systems. > Heya, stop rig

Re: qmail-ifc-len-patch (ipme.c)

2000-02-26 Thread D. J. Bernstein
This is a FreeBSD kernel bug. There's no excuse for the kernel to write past ifc_len. If the kernel is fixed, the code will dynamically find the correct buffer length, as it does on other systems. ---Dan

Re: qmail-ifc-len-patch (ipme.c)

2000-02-26 Thread Russell Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Hi, > I am the maintainer of the qmail FreeBSD port. > I received the following patch request. > I was wondering, the code seems okay to me. > However, depending on the local implementation of ioctl his > allegations pose a window of opportunit

qmail-ifc-len-patch (ipme.c)

2000-02-26 Thread lioux
Hi, I am the maintainer of the qmail FreeBSD port. I received the following patch request. I was wondering, the code seems okay to me. However, depending on the local implementation of ioctl his allegations pose a window of opportunity. Suggestions? Mr. Bern