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Sun Solaris x64 Kernel Processing Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18671
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Release Date:
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2006-02-01
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Last Update:
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2006-02-07
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Popularity:
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7,319 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0516
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the x64 kernel processing code and may be exploited to cause a kernel panic.
Successful exploitation requires that the system is running in 64-bit mode.
Solution:
Apply patch.
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 118844-14 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2006-02-07: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102149-1
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