Re: [URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED] production machines dying
Thomas Schenk (tschenk@dejanews.com)
Mon, 24 Nov 1997 15:46:26 -0600 (CST)
On 24-Nov-97 Alan Cox wrote:
>> Kernel panic: skput : over: nnnnnnnn:nnn
>> In swapper task - not syncing
>>
>> I have checked both machines and can find no other error messages as
>> to why it is crashing. I can't recall the exact value of nnnnnnnnn:nnn.
>
> Those numbers are absolutely critical. Furthermore this is one variant
> of the effects of the "teardrop" fragment attack against Linux/95/NT
> that is fixed in 2.0.32. If you see it with 2.0.32 I -do- want to know
>
> Alan
Here is the exact text of the error message including the numbers:
Kernel panic: skput : over: 108267a4:590
In swapper task - not syncing
Tom
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