CVE-2008-4609

Publication date 20 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

The TCP implementation in (1) Linux, (2) platforms based on BSD Unix, (3) Microsoft Windows, (4) Cisco products, and probably other operating systems allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection queue exhaustion) via multiple vectors that manipulate information in the TCP state table, as demonstrated by sockstress.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.10 intrepid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored
linux-source-2.6.22 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Ignored
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

kees

negligible priority because there is no actual information yet.