Re: OSDL Bugzilla #2399: A user can remotely route a packet through eth0 on a Li

["J. M." <snortwiz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> On Linux, IP addresses are not bound to interfaces.  You need
> to use SO_BINDTODEVICE if that is what you want.

IP's are not bound to a specific interface - makes sense to me why the 
traffic acts the way it acts.

> The security model is correct, and well defined, just different than BSD
> derived systems.  It does conform to the standards (RFC's).

The model is logical, may be well defined, and could conform to every 
applicable RFC - but I would argue that it's got its problems.  After all, 
conforming to RFC's doesn't make something secure and flawless - just look 
at security flaws in TCP/IP designs over the years that followed the RFC's.  
:)

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