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Sun Solaris UltraSPARC Kernel Module Local Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30654
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Release Date:
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2008-06-12
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Last Update:
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2008-06-20
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Popularity:
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3,844 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-2008-2708
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in 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 processor specific kernel module for Sun UltraSPARC T2 and UltraSPARC T2+ systems, which can be exploited to cause a system panic.
The vulnerability is reported in Solaris 10 for Sun UltraSPARC T2 and UltraSPARC T2+ systems.
Solution:
Apply patches.
-- SPARC Platform --
Solaris 10:
Apply patch 137111-01 or later.
OpenSolaris:
Fixed in build snv_93 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-06-12: Corrected vendor link.
2008-06-20: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-238688-1
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