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Bug 3046 - CRYPTO_NAK crash
Summary: CRYPTO_NAK crash
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: ntp
Classification: Unclassified
Component: ntpd (show other bugs)
Version: 4.2.8
Hardware: PC All
: P2 major
Assignee: Harlan Stenn
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2016-05-06 10:41 UTC by Nicolas Edet
Modified: 2016-09-28 05:20 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

See Also:
stenn: blocking4.2.8+


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Description Nicolas Edet 2016-05-06 10:41:05 UTC

    
Comment 1 Harlan Stenn 2016-05-06 10:44:02 UTC
Nicolas sent a 'scapy' script to replicate the problem.
Comment 2 Harlan Stenn 2016-05-06 10:51:47 UTC
Danny, please start providing unit tests for your changes.
Comment 3 Harlan Stenn 2016-05-06 11:02:07 UTC
Fix STAGED for 4.2.8p8
Comment 4 Shalini 2016-09-28 05:20:58 UTC
I need to adopt this changes to my code. Could you please attach a patch on it.