Solaris NFS Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020716
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020716
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 20 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Sun Alert
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Solaris NFS. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can, in conjunction with a remote privileged user, cause all NFSv4 client mounts to the NFSv4 server to hang.
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Impact: A local user on an NFS server can, in conjunction with a remote privileged user, can cause denial of service conditions on the target client systems.
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Solution: The vendor has issued the following fixes:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 137111-05 or later
* OpenSolaris
based upon builds snv_37 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 10 with patch 137112-05 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon
builds snv_37 or later
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240546-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240546-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause: State error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Underlying OS Comments: 10, OpenSolaris
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:54:38 -0400
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240546-1
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