EMG2926 teardrop attack

[VernL]

Hi, my router logs show a constant stream of alerts with the following message:

kern.alert kernel: [433871.160000] Teardrop Attack... with SRC equal to every device I have connected to my network. This includes several cell phones and laptops...

Any idea what could be the cause?? Time to panic? 

Thanks

[Anonyme · Accepted solution]

If it’s coming from all your local devices, it’s probably a false alarm.

Your router might see the fragmentated TCP packets on your network as a teardrop attack. If that’s really the case, rebooting your router will probably fix the problem.