CVE-2008-4609

Publication date 20 October 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu 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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

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

CVE-2008-4609

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