Solaris Human Interface Device Driver Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018738
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018738
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-5118
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Mar 20 2008
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Original Entry Date: Sep 26 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 Solaris. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can invoke the hid_qreply_error() function to cause a kernel panic on the target system.
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Impact: A local user can cause a kernel panic on the target system.
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Solution: Sun has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 8 with patch 109896-35 or later
* Solaris 9 with patch
115553-28 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 125123-01 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 115554-24 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 125124-01 or later
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error, 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: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:35:15 -0400
Subject: Security Vulnerability in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver for Solaris
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1
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