Do not use stock RedHat 6.0 kernels with SMBFS!

Dan Kaminsky effugas at best.com
Wed Jun 9 21:46:19 GMT 1999


> I think this would be a good 2.3 patch. If I do this is anyone going to
> scream ?
> 
> Alan

It's been reported that DOS attacks are feasable w/ the stock SMBFS
configuration.  If so, then we have a default-level break and it's a 2.2
fix, at least by the way *I* do my calculations.

YMMV, unsurprisingly :-)

Yours Truly,

	Dan Kaminsky
	DoxPara Research
	http://doxpara.netpedia.net



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