Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760513AbXENUWU (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 16:22:20 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1757615AbXENUWD (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 16:22:03 -0400 Received: from mailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.26]:45736 "EHLO mailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757214AbXENUWA (ORCPT ); Mon, 14 May 2007 16:22:00 -0400 Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 22:19:27 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: "H. Peter Anvin" cc: David Miller , mark@glines.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch] ip_local_port_range sysctl has annoying default In-Reply-To: <46452301.4060306@zytor.com> Message-ID: References: <20070511170135.7c38615f@chirp> <20070511.170638.35663266.davem@davemloft.net> <46452301.4060306@zytor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 807 Lines: 25 On May 11 2007 19:14, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >David Miller wrote: >> >> All ports above and including 1024 are non-privileged and available to >> anyone. >> >> Applications which have some requirements in this area need to work >> those things out themselves. > >However, there are a large number of applications which have registered >ports in this range. For more reference material, check up on http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/1/24/258 it is/was basically the same issue (multiple privileged programs fighting their way in the 'lower half' @ 512-1023) Jan -- - 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/