Sun Solaris NFS kernel denial of service
| solaris-nfs-dos (44631) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sun Solaris is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in the NFS kernel module. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the NFS server to panic, 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: 241066 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Sun Alert ID: 241066: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris NFS Kernel Module May Lead to a System Panic, Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
- ASA-2008-369: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris NFS Kernel Module May Lead to a System Panic Resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) (Sun 241066)
- BID-30810: Sun Solaris NFS Kernel Module Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3839: Unspecified vulnerability in the NFS module in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_59 through snv_87, when configured as an NFS server without the nodevices option, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.
- SA31598: Sun Solaris NFS Kernel Module Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020751: Solaris NFS Kernel Module spec_fsync() Bug Lets Local Users Deny Service
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2425: Sun Solaris NFS Kernel Module Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_59 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_59 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_64 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_64 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_67 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_67 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_79 x86
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 SPARC
- Sun OpenSolaris build_snv_87 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 x86
- Sun Solaris 10 SPARC
Reported:
Aug 22, 2008
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