Description of Problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How Reproducible: Every time Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set your clock to this date: date 030701012002 2. Fire up the X server point it at a configured xdm server: X -query foo 3. Set your date forward in time many days: date 040402562002 Actual Results: After a few minutes the X server will start hogging the CPU and will probably crash or exit after a while with an error: XDM: Too many retransmissions Expected Results: The X server should keep running as normal. Additional Information: It appears that after looking at the code that this bit of the code has a very low tolerance for both clock skew, because someone changed the time, and when the integer that holds the time rolls over its value. It's very likely that the retransmission times for contacting the xdm server will be fully screwed up. I've got a patch that both adds support for detecting clock skew, and correcting from that condition, and handles the rollover of the value correctly.
Created attachment 47940 [details] patch
FIxed in rawhide, and also pending XFree86 erratum, will be released soon.
What version of the XFree86 4.1.x rpms is this present in?
4.1.0-22
Created attachment 48104 [details] patch from keith packard after sending mine for review
Patch updated in 4.1.0-23