Solaris RPC Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019011
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019011
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-6180
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Dec 7 2007
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Original Entry Date: Nov 29 2007
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Impact: Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Sun Alert
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Version(s): 8, 9, 10
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Rpc on Sun Solaris. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can exploit a race condition between the rmm_open() and rmm_wput() functions to trigger a kernel panic on the target system.
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Impact: A local user can cause a system panic.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 8 with patch 116959-20 or later
* Solaris 9 with
patch 113278-18 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 127739-01 or later
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 8 with patch 116960-20
or later
* Solaris 9 with patch 119439-11 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 127740-01 or later
The Sun advisory is available
at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103083-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103083-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:47:02 -0500
Subject: Race Condition in the Solaris Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) Module May Result in a System Panic
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103083-1
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