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linux-meta package

[CVE-2007-5501] [linux-source] possible remote DoS via crafted TCP ACK responses

Bug #173851 reported by disabled.user on 2007-12-04

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Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux-meta (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-source

References:
[1] CVE-2007-5501 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5501)
[2] SUSE-SA:2007:063

Quoting [1]:
"The tcp_sacktag_write_queue function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in Linux kernel 2.6.21 through 2.6.23.7, and 2.6.24-rc through 2.6.24-rc2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted ACK responses that trigger a NULL pointer dereference."