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TITLE:
Mac OS X "fpathconf()" Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22808

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
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DESCRIPTION:
Ilja Van Sprundel has discovered a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which
can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the "fpathconf()" syscall
when it is called with an unsupported file type and can be exploited
to cause a system panic.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 10.4.8. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Initially discovered in FreeBSD and reported in Mac OS X by Ilja Van
Sprundel.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-09-11-2006.html

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