[kernel-sec-discuss] r1661 - active ignored

[Michael Gilbert]

Author: gilbert-guest
Date: 2009-12-19 21:03:37 +0000 (Sat, 19 Dec 2009)
New Revision: 1661

Added:
   ignored/CVE-2008-4609
Removed:
   active/CVE-2008-4609
Log:
move tcp design flaw to ignored issues

Deleted: active/CVE-2008-4609
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--- active/CVE-2008-4609	2009-12-19 21:03:31 UTC (rev 1660)
+++ active/CVE-2008-4609	2009-12-19 21:03:37 UTC (rev 1661)
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-Candidate: CVE-2008-4609
-Description:
- 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.
-References:
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4609
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/5
- http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-18730
- http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf
-Ubuntu-Description:
-Notes:
- - apparently some fundamental flaws in tcp.  microsoft patched this in versions >xp.
- - lots of speculation but not much definitive. not sure whether its too big of a deal
- - just denial-of-services?
- - ignored by redhat
-Bugs:
-upstream: 
-linux-2.6: 
-2.6.18-etch-security: ignored
-2.6.24-etch-security: ignored
-2.6.26-lenny-security: ignored ("no upstream fix")

Copied: ignored/CVE-2008-4609 (from rev 1660, active/CVE-2008-4609)
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--- ignored/CVE-2008-4609	                        (rev 0)
+++ ignored/CVE-2008-4609	2009-12-19 21:03:37 UTC (rev 1661)
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Candidate: CVE-2008-4609
+Description:
+ 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.
+References:
+ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4609
+ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/4
+ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/5
+ http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-18730
+ http://www.cpni.gov.uk/Docs/tn-03-09-security-assessment-TCP.pdf
+Ubuntu-Description:
+Notes:
+ - apparently some fundamental flaws in tcp.  microsoft patched this in versions >xp.
+ - lots of speculation but not much definitive. not sure whether its too big of a deal
+ - just denial-of-services?
+ - ignored by redhat
+Bugs:
+upstream: 
+linux-2.6: 
+2.6.18-etch-security: ignored
+2.6.24-etch-security: ignored
+2.6.26-lenny-security: ignored ("no upstream fix")