Sun Solaris thread contexts denial of service
| solaris-thread-contexts-dos (36793) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a race condition that can occur in the handling of thread contexts. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Avaya, Call Management System 12
- Avaya, Call Management System 13
- Avaya, Call Management System 13.1
- Avaya, Call Management System 14
- Avaya, Interactive Response 1.3
- Avaya, Interactive Response 2.0
- Avaya, Interactive Response 3.0
- Sun, Solaris 10 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 10 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 x86
- Sun, Solaris 8 SPARC
- Sun, Solaris 9 x86
- Sun, Solaris 9 SPARC
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 103084 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Avaya:
Refer to ASA-2007-403 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 103084, A Security Vulnerability in the Handling of Thread Contexts in the Solaris Kernel May Allow a Denial of Service (DoS) at http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103084-1.
- ASA-2007-403: A Security Vulnerability in the Handling of Thread Contexts in the Solaris Kernel May Allow a Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 103084)
- BID-25821: Sun Solaris Thread Handling Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5132: Race condition in the kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors related to the handling of thread contexts.
- SA26950: Sun Solaris Thread Context Handling Denial of Service
- SA27059: Avaya CMS / IR Solaris Thread Context Handling Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1018744: Solaris Thread Context Race Condition Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3274: Sun Solaris Kernel Thread Contexts Handling Local Denial of Service Issue
Reported:
Sep 26, 2007
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