[kernel-sec-discuss] r1542 - active

Michael Gilbert gilbert-guest at alioth.debian.org
Wed Oct 21 22:12:32 UTC 2009


Author: gilbert-guest
Date: 2009-10-21 22:12:32 +0000 (Wed, 21 Oct 2009)
New Revision: 1542

Modified:
   active/CVE-2008-4609
Log:
some more useful references

Modified: active/CVE-2008-4609
===================================================================
--- active/CVE-2008-4609	2009-10-21 20:46:14 UTC (rev 1541)
+++ active/CVE-2008-4609	2009-10-21 22:12:32 UTC (rev 1542)
@@ -9,11 +9,14 @@
  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.
+ - 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:




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