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Sun Solaris "drain_squeue()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21453
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Release Date:
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2006-08-10
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Last Update:
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2006-08-18
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Popularity:
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6,542 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| OS: | Sun Solaris 10
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4117
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error, which can be exploited to cause system panics in the "drain_squeue()" function during a high load of TCP connections.
NOTE: It is reportedly unlikely that this affects systems not using CMT processors.
Solution:
Binary relief is available through normal support channels for the following releases:
-- SPARC Platform --
Solaris 10
-- x86 Platform --
Solaris 10
A final resolution is pending completion.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2006-08-14: Updated status.
2006-08-18: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102554-1
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