The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and...
Vulnerability Description
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the filesystem and virtual-memory implementations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system halt) via vectors involving mmap and write operations on the same file.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36319
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6152
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