diff -up tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c.patch22 tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c
--- tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c.patch22 2008-08-29 09:45:12.000000000 +0200
+++ tcp_wrappers_7.6/hosts_access.c 2008-08-29 09:45:12.000000000 +0200
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ char *string;
if ((addr = dot_quad_addr(string)) == INADDR_NONE)
return (NO);
if ((net = dot_quad_addr(net_tok)) == INADDR_NONE
- || (mask = dot_quad_addr(mask_tok)) == INADDR_NONE) {
+ || ((mask = dot_quad_addr(mask_tok)) == INADDR_NONE
+ && strcmp(mask_tok, "255.255.255.255"))) {
+ /* 255.255.255.255 == INADDR_NONE, separate check needed. TJ. */
tcpd_warn("bad net/mask expression: %s/%s", net_tok, mask_tok);
return (NO); /* not tcpd_jump() */
}