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Re: [root () student6 rug ac be: student6 05/14/01:16.02 system check]
From: David Ford <david () erisksecurity com>
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 11:33:18 -0700
Harmless. It means that 195.6.82.132 has a broken TCP stack and the Linux kernel is simply being a tattle-tale. Later versions of the kernel have this message removed since it was deemed as yet another remote implementation bug that couldn't be avoided.
David Frank wrote:
Any idea what this means?Box is a Linux 2.4.1Frank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: student6 05/14/01:16.02 system check From: root <root () student6 rug ac be> Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 16:02:01 +0200 To: root () student6 rug ac be Security Violations =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= May 14 15:41:12 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2140261838:8760:2140272058. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:42:03 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2140894018:5840:2140901318. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:42:50 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2141713078:8760:2141723298. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:44:02 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2142921958:8760:2142932178. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:44:08 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2143046058:5840:2143054818. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:46:07 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2145871158:2920:2145875538. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:50:13 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2151445438:8760:2151455658. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:50:41 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2152052798:4380:2152058638. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:51:54 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2153596018:8760:2153606238. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:52:13 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2154003358:8760:2154013578. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:53:09 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2155218078:8760:2155228298. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:41:12 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2140261838:8760:2140272058. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:42:03 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2140894018:5840:2140901318. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:42:50 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2141713078:8760:2141723298. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:44:02 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2142921958:8760:2142932178. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:44:08 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2143046058:5840:2143054818. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:46:07 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2145871158:2920:2145875538. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:50:13 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2151445438:8760:2151455658. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:50:41 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2152052798:4380:2152058638. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:51:54 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2153596018:8760:2153606238. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:52:13 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2154003358:8760:2154013578. Bad, what else can I say? May 14 15:53:09 student6 kernel: TCP: peer 195.6.82.132:3190/80 shrinks window 2155218078:8760:2155228298. Bad, what else can I say? Part 1.1 Content-Type: text/plain ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Part 1.2 Content-Type: message/rfc822
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