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Subject: Bug in rip_output()
Message-ID: <14165@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Nov-83 10:35:00 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.14165
Posted: Wed Nov 30 10:35:00 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 4-Dec-83 03:34:31 EST
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Index:    /sys/netinet/raw_ip.c 4.2BSD

Description:
          When performing raw internet output, the ip_off field in the
          internet header is never completely cleared.  Although the
          ip_output routine later zeroes everything but the IP_DF flag,
          this flag may still be randomly set (depending on the previous
          contents of the mbuf used to hold the ip header).  As a result,
          raw output packets larger than the maximum local net packet size
          may be rejected as "too large".
Repeat-By:
          Try repeatedly sending packets larger than the maximum local net
          packet size using the raw interface.  Some will be rejected as
          too large.
Fix:
          Add the following line to the rip_output() routine in the file
          /sys/netinet/raw_ip.c:

          ip = mtod(m, struct ip *);
/* add the following line */
          ip->ip_off = 0;
/* end of addition */
          ip->ip_p = so->so_proto->pr_protocol;

                                                  -Larry Allen
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