Re: [squid-users] assertion failed: pinger.c:187: "icmp_pktsize <= MAX_PKT_SZ"

On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Web server manager wrote:

> assertion failed: pinger.c:187: "icmp_pktsize <= MAX_PKT_SZ"
>
> (and then terminating).
>
> That's both good and bad - it implies that overlong response data has been
> trapped rather than leaving the potential for exploitable buffer overflows,
> but leaves Squid without pinger running (it doesn't seem to be restarted
> automatically - though that could also be bad if it was happening
> continually).

No, this assertion is on the packet pinger is about to send.

Please file a bug report for this issue.

> Also, if pinger terminates, what happens to the data based on pinger's
> measurements? Will Squid ignore old and potentially outdated RTT data, or
> continue using it (not realising that it's no longer being maintained)?

Good question. I think it will continue using the old data until expired,
maybe forever.

Regards
Henrik
Received on Thu Nov 20 2003 - 10:07:55 MST