Sun Solaris STREAMS Administrative Driver (sad) denial of service
| solaris-sad-dos (42587) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a race condition error within the STREAMS Administrative Driver (sad). A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to panic.
*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: 237584 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 237584: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 STREAMS Administrative Driver ("sad") May Allow a Denial of Service (System panic) .
- ASA-2008-221: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 STREAMS Administrative Driver ("sad") May Allow a Denial of Service (System panic) (Sun 237584)
- BID-29326: Sun Solaris 10 STREAM Administrative Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2418: Race condition in the STREAMS Administrative Driver (sad) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.
- SA30357: Sun Solaris STREAMS Administrative Driver Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020096: Solaris STREAMS Administrative Driver Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1606: Sun Solaris Streams Administrative Driver Denial of Service Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
May 20, 2008
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