Solaris Thread Context Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018744
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1018744
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CVE Reference: CVE-2007-5132
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Mar 20 2008
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Original Entry Date: Sep 27 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 exploit a race condition in the handling of thread contexts to trigger a kernel panic.
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Impact: A local user can cause a kernel panic on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 8 with patch 117350-48 or later
* Solaris 9 with
patch 122300-10 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 125100-02 or later
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 8 with patch 117351-48
or later
* Solaris 9 with patch 122301-10 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 125101-02 or later
Some additional patches
should be applied for proper debug functionality (see the vendor's advisory).
The Sun advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=
1-26-103084-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103084-1 (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, 27 Sep 2007 08:19:53 -0400
Subject: A Security Vulnerability in the Handling of Thread Contexts in the Solaris Kernel May Allow a Denial of Service (DoS)
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http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103084-1
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