> Just released BIND 9.8.0 RC1, ChangeLog snip
> 
> * A bug in NetBSD and FreeBSD kernels with SO_ACCEPTFILTER enabled
>        allows for a TCP DoS attack. Until there is a kernel fix, ISC is
>        disabling SO_ACCEPTFILTER support in BIND. [RT #22589]
> 
> 
> Is this another case of OpenBSD doing the right thing to start with and is 
> therefore invulnerable to this mentioned attack before it was even identified 
> here? A google search for (SO_ACCEPTFILTER bug openbsd) returns a bunch of 
> links from 8+ years ago.

This bug does not affect OpenBSD because OpenBSD does not have socket
accept filters.

Miod

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