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Sun Solaris UltraSPARC Kernel Module Local Denial of Service
Secunia Advisory: SA30654
Release Date: 2008-06-12
Last Update: 2008-06-20
Popularity: 3,989 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Sun Solaris 10

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2708


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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