M. Arts - Rootnet wrote: > I'm working on some virtual servers running debian with kernel version: > 2.6.18.8.xs5.5.0.13.442. > > iptables version v1.3.6. > > I've been running some tests on an test server which frankly doesn't get > much traffic. I've ran the recent module with a modified maximum > hitcount which has been running without problems for several weeks. > The file I edited for this > was /sys/module/ipt_recent/parameters/ip_pkt_list_tot > > > However once I changed it on a live environment it soon rebooted itself > without any real indication as to why. Even changing it at all resulted > in the same problem. Now I couldn't find much of a reason for this so > I'm hoping one of you could fill me in on this or could give me a > recommendation or tip. > > I've tried looking up info but frankly couldn't find any real > information other than people recommending to change it, which at this > point seems like a curious recommendation. There's a NULL pointer dereference in the seq file handling in that version which can happen under memory pressure. If its reproducable every time, thats unlikely to be the cause though, in that case please try to capture an oops message (or try a more recent version). -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
