Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:52:25 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:52:25 -0500 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:25489 "EHLO irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 10 Jan 2003 05:52:24 -0500 Subject: Re: Are linux network drivers really affected by this? From: Alan Cox To: andrea.glorioso@binary-only.com Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <87iswx4eaw.fsf@topo.binary-only.priv> References: <1042116723.2556.3.camel@station3> <87iswx4eaw.fsf@topo.binary-only.priv> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1042199207.28469.49.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 (1.2.1-2) Date: 10 Jan 2003 11:46:48 +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 914 Lines: 18 On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 08:08, andrea.glorioso@binary-only.com wrote: > The paper presented by Olaf Arkin (amongst other) points to some parts > of the linux code where this "vulnerability" exists. I think Alan Cox > is working on some patches for his tree. I wonder whether it's better > to null-pad ethernet packets or to fill them with random values > (possibly an overkill, but more resiliant against fingerprinting). Most of them will pad with zero. We have a couple of drivers that already pad with something along the lines of "NetBSD is a cool OS too.." The -ac tree should have the problem fixed for all the drivers I know have the problem or may do. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/