Solaris CPU Performance Counters Subsystem Lets Local Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019490 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1019490
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-0933
(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:
Denial of service via local system
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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. A local user can cause denial of service conditions.
A local user can exploit two race condition vulnerabilities in the CPU Performance Counters (cpc(3CPC) subsystem to trigger a kernel panic.
The kcpc_restore() and kcpc_unbind() functions can trigger these vulnerabilities.
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Impact:
A local user can cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
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Solution:
Sun has issued the following fix.
SPARC Platform:
* Solaris 10 with patch 127111-08 or later
x86 Platform:
* Solaris 10 with patch 127112-08 or later
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231466-1
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Vendor URL: sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231466-1 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Exception handling 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: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:27:18 -0500
Subject: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231466-1
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