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OpenBSD Systrace and Sysjail Multiple Race Condition Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26479
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Release Date:
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2007-08-16
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Popularity:
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8,196 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| OS: | OpenBSD 3.x
OpenBSD 4.0
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-4305
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Description:
Robert Watson has reported some vulnerabilities in Systrace and Sysjail included in OpenBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.
For more information:
SA26469
Solution:
Do not rely on the security provided by Systrace or Sysjail.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Robert Watson
Original Advisory:
http://www.watson.org/~robert/2007woot/2007usenixwoot-exploitingconcurrency.pdf
Other References:
SA26469:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26469/
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