On Monday 19 May 2003 21:08, Steve Fosdick wrote:
KERNEL: assertion ((1<<sk2->state)&(TCPF_ESTABLISHED|TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT|TCPF_CLOSE)) failed at af_inet.c(689)
Does anyone know if this indicates a kernel bug, or could it just be the result of someone sending me IP packets that don't conform to the standard?
Personally I feel that anything that generates an assertion like this has to be regarded as a bug, even if it is being generated due to malformed IP packets.
What kernel are you running ? How does the machine fit in to your Network topography i.e. is it exposed to external traffic. etc.
Just a thought do these appear if you run a Nmap stealth scan against the network interface. I wonder if it's something to do with ACK's not being set.
Actually I might go and try that now.