CVE-2009-0798

Publication date 24 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
acpid 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.0.6-9ubuntu4.9.04.2
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.0.6-9ubuntu4.8.10.2
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.0.4-5ubuntu9.3
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.0.4-1ubuntu11.2

Notes

jdstrand

fixes for 9.04 were merged into 9.10 in 1.0.6-9ubuntu5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-766-1
    • acpid vulnerability
    • 27 April 2009

Other references