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Sun Solaris 10 fcp and devfs Race Condition Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27867
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Release Date:
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2007-11-30
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Last Update:
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2007-12-05
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Popularity:
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6,435 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-2007-6216
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Description:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to a race condition between the Fibre Channel Protocol (fcp) driver and the Devices File System (devfs), and can be exploited to cause a DoS.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 10 for both the SPARC and x86 platforms.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Apply patch 128491-01 or later.
-- x86 Platform --
Apply patch 128492-01 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2007-12-05: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102947-1
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