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Sun Solaris Kernel Component Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Release Date: 2010-04-14 Views: 2,332
Secunia Advisory SA39435
Where:
Local system
Impact:
DoS,
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
CVE Reference(s):
Description
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun 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 sendfile, which can be exploited to cause processes on the system to hang.
Solution:
Apply patches.
Further details available to Secunia VIM customers
Provided and/or discovered by:
It is currently unclear who reported this vulnerability as the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2010 only provides a bundled list of credits. This section will be updated when/if the original reporter provides more information.
Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-242386-1
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuapr2010.html
Deep Links:
Links available to Secunia VIM customers
Do you have additional information related to this advisory?
Please provide information about patches, mitigating factors, new versions, exploits, faulty patches, links, and other relevant data by posting comments to this Advisory. You can also send this information to vuln@secunia.com
Subject: Sun Solaris Kernel Component Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
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