Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-16 Thread Rusty Russell
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write : > I think I got something, icmp_error_track() increases the use count > (calling ip_conntrack_find_get()) when it returns with no error (not NULL). The reference count is now held by the skb. Hope that helps, Rusty. -- Hacking time. - To unsubscribe

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-16 Thread Rusty Russell
In message <20001115154603.D4089@psuedomode> you write: > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to > do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still > working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. > ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-16 Thread Rusty Russell
In message 20001115154603.D4089@psuedomode you write: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048 entries

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-16 Thread Rusty Russell
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] you write : I think I got something, icmp_error_track() increases the use count (calling ip_conntrack_find_get()) when it returns with no error (not NULL). The reference count is now held by the skb. Hope that helps, Rusty. -- Hacking time. - To unsubscribe from

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
> > > I have also seen this happen on a box which ran test9. Apparently because of > > > it's long uptime, because the logs should no signs of an attack. > > > > > > I guess conntrack forgets to flush some entries? Or maybe there is no way it can > > > recover from a full conntrack table? Is it

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Samium Gromoff
vegae:/usr/src/linux# grep -r ./* --regexp="IPS_CON" | grep "define" ./include/linux/elf.h:#define DT_MIPS_CONFLICT 0x7008 ./include/linux/elf.h:#define DT_MIPS_CONFLICTNO0x700b ./include/linux/elf.h:#define SHT_MIPS_CONFLICT 0x7002 vegae:/usr/src/linux#

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Dan Aloni wrote: > On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Guus Sliepen wrote: > > > > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to > > > do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still > > > working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem.

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Guus Sliepen wrote: > > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to > > do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still > > working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. > > ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048 entries

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 04:34:50PM -0500, safemode wrote: > On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:19:23 Guus Sliepen wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: > > > > > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable > > to > > > do anything network related

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread safemode
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:19:23 Guus Sliepen wrote: > On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: > > > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable > to > > do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still > > working oddly). a quick

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: > I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to > do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still > working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. > ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048

(iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread safemode
I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048 entries exceeded NET: 1 messages suppressed. ip_conntrack: maximum

(iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread safemode
I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048 entries exceeded NET: 1 messages suppressed. ip_conntrack: maximum

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread safemode
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:19:23 Guus Sliepen wrote: On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Guus Sliepen
On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 04:34:50PM -0500, safemode wrote: On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 16:19:23 Guus Sliepen wrote: On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 03:46:03PM -0500, safemode wrote: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Guus Sliepen wrote: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem. ip_conntrack: maximum limit of 2048 entries exceeded

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Dan Aloni wrote: On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, Guus Sliepen wrote: I was DDoS'd today while away and came home to find the firewall unable to do anything network related (although my connection to irc was still working oddly). a quick dmesg showed the problem.

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Samium Gromoff
vegae:/usr/src/linux# grep -r ./* --regexp="IPS_CON" | grep "define" ./include/linux/elf.h:#define DT_MIPS_CONFLICT 0x7008 ./include/linux/elf.h:#define DT_MIPS_CONFLICTNO0x700b ./include/linux/elf.h:#define SHT_MIPS_CONFLICT 0x7002 vegae:/usr/src/linux#

Re: (iptables) ip_conntrack bug?

2000-11-15 Thread Dan Aloni
I have also seen this happen on a box which ran test9. Apparently because of it's long uptime, because the logs should no signs of an attack. I guess conntrack forgets to flush some entries? Or maybe there is no way it can recover from a full conntrack table? Is it maybe necessary