Bug 501754 – Bug with TCP tcp_ack() [RHEL 4]

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Bug 501754 - Bug with TCP tcp_ack() [RHEL 4]

Summary:	Bug with TCP tcp_ack() [RHEL 4]

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	4.7
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	urgent Severity urgent
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Vitaly Mayatskikh
QA Contact:	Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Keywords:	ZStream

Depends On:	494428
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Reported:	2009-05-20 11:39 EDT by RHEL Product and Program Management
Modified:	2018-10-19 20:06 EDT (History)
CC List:	5 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	The tcp_ack() function cleared the probes_out variable even if there were outstanding packets. When low TCP keepalive intervals were used, this bug may have caused problems, such as connections terminating, when using remote tools such as rsh and rlogin.
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Last Closed:	2009-06-30 04:06:31 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2009:1132	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: kernel security and bug fix update	2009-06-30 04:06:02 EDT

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Description RHEL Product and Program Management 2009-05-20 11:39:05 EDT

This bug has been copied from bug #494428 and has been proposed
to be backported to 4.8 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 3 Vitaly Mayatskikh 2009-05-21 12:42:52 EDT

Committed in 89.0.1.EL

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2009-06-30 04:06:31 EDT

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1132.html

Comment 9 Douglas Silas 2011-01-30 18:32:14 EST

    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
The tcp_ack() function cleared the probes_out variable even if there were outstanding packets. When low TCP keepalive intervals were used, this bug may have caused problems, such as connections terminating, when using remote tools such as rsh and rlogin.

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