4.x and 5.x hard-hangs system with simple TCP operations

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  1. mikedoug

    mikedoug Registered Member

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    The following problem has been experienced under Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. It has been experienced on both NOD32 v4.x and ESET Endpoint Antivirus 5.0.2126.0.

    The ESET Protocol Filtering has a race condition which causes systems running NOD32 v4.x to COMPLETELY freeze (keyboard, mouse, video -- everything is froze) and ESET EA 5.x the specific processes hang in such a way that you cannot kill them or even properly shutdown the computer. The only way to keep my system from locking up is to uncheck "Integrate into system" on the "Protocol filtering" tab of the "Advanced setup" and then rebooting.

    The following Python script reproduces the problem within seconds of running it:

    Code:
    import socket
    import threading
    
    ip = '127.0.0.1'
    
    def server():
        s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
        s.bind((ip, 50020))
        s.listen(1)
    
        while True:
            conn, addr = s.accept()
            conn.send('1234')
            data = conn.recv(20)
            if data != '1234':
                print "Server: Received invalid data"
            conn.close()
    
    def client():
        i = 1
        name = threading.current_thread().name
        while True:
            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
            s.connect((ip, 50020))
            s.send('1234')
            data = s.recv(20)
            if data != '1234':
                print "Client: Received invalid data"
            s.close
    
    
    serverT = threading.Thread(target=server)
    serverT.start()
    
    clientT = threading.Thread(target=client)
    clientT.start()
    
    # This second thread may trigger the condition faster
    clientT = threading.Thread(target=client)
    clientT.start()
    
    Please debug and fix your kernel modules such that they do NOT cause the system to completely lock up.
     
    Last edited: Sep 24, 2012
  2. mikedoug

    mikedoug Registered Member

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  3. dwomack

    dwomack Eset Staff Account

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    Moving the discussion to the other thread and closing this thread for now.
     
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