Solaris DTrace May Let Local Users Obtain Sensitive Information
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019483 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019483
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0938
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Mar 19 2008
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Original Entry Date: Feb 22 2008
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 10
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Solaris in the DTrace dynamic tracing framework. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user with PRIV_DTRACE_USER or PRIV_DTRACE_PROC privileges can exploit a flaw in DTrace to perform some kernel-level tracing. As a result, the local user may then be able to access potentially sensitive information.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information.
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Solution:
Sun has issued the following fixes.
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 10 without patch 120011-04
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 10 without patch 120012-04
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231803-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231803-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:23:37 -0500
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231803-1
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