[ale] TCP Sequence Number Approximation Vulnerability

[Ed Cashin]

I bet that similar vulnerabilities and fixes have come and gone a
few times.  Maybe the tool detecting the problem can provide more
specifics about the problem it has detected, so that you can associate
the specific symptoms with a specific bug and specific bugfix.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Chris Fowler
<cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> A security scan on a device running 2.4.24 came up with 'TCP Sequence
> Number Approximation Vulnerability'.  Is this fixed in a later kernel.
>
> I've googled and am confused.  Most posts say it does not matter but I
> do not control the bank running the scanning tool that is spewing FUD.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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