Sun Solaris fcp(7D) and devfs(7FS) interaction denial of service
| solaris-fcp-devfs-dos (38767) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the Fibre Channel Protocol (fcp) driver and the Devices File System (devfs). A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to hang when running certain commands, resulting in a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.1 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 1.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to Sun Alert ID: 102947 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 102947: A Security Vulnerability Resulting From Solaris 10 fcp(7D) and devfs(7FS) Interaction May Allow Certain File Operations to Cause a System Hang.
- ASA-2007-507: A Security Vulnerability Resulting From Solaris 10 fcp(7D) and devfs(7FS) Interaction May Allow Certain File Operations to Cause a System Hang (Sun 102947)
- BID-26653: Sun Solaris 10 FCP(7D) and DEVFS(7FS) Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6216: Race condition in the Fibre Channel protocol (fcp) driver and Devices filesystem (devfs) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via some programs that access hardware resources, as demonstrated by the (1) cfgadm and (2) format programs.
- SA27867: Sun Solaris 10 fcp and devfs Race Condition Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019025: Solaris Fibre Channel Protocol Driver Flaw Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4043: Sun Solaris fcp and devfs Interaction Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Nov 29, 2007
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