Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the implementation of Solaris Trusted Extensions. This can be exploited to bypass network labeling restrictions and transfer network data between untrusted applications in zones with different labels.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 10 11/06 release or later with Solaris Trusted Extensions enabled for both the SPARC and x86 platforms.
Solution: Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Apply patch 127127-11 or later.
-- x86 Platform --
Apply patch 127128-11 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by the vendor.
Changelog: 2008-04-15: Added CVE reference.
2008-05-05: Updated "Solution" section.
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