Randomize udp port allocation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

The Linux kernel 2.6.24 implements random source ports for UDP (where none is specified by the application). However, we do not ship a kernel that implements UDP port randomization in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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