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Sun Solaris "fstat()" System Call Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA35103

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http://secunia.com/advisories/35103/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the
"fstat()" system call, which can be exploited to cause a system
panic.

The vulnerability is reported in Sun Solaris 9 for both the x86 and
SPARC platform.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Apply patch 122300-40 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Apply patch 122301-40 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257988-1

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