> but this is a bug that could crash your system but is unlikely to expose your confidential system data to attackers
Given people have demonstrated getting root with it, unlikely seems questionable
> Especially given that the exploit can only be done if packets with IP options. IP options are commonly dropped or removed from packets on the open web.
It sounds like iphones use mptcp in the wild, which use tcp options, so im not sure how true this is.
Given people have demonstrated getting root with it, unlikely seems questionable
> Especially given that the exploit can only be done if packets with IP options. IP options are commonly dropped or removed from packets on the open web.
It sounds like iphones use mptcp in the wild, which use tcp options, so im not sure how true this is.