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Article ID : 1000991.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2008-02-04
Audience : PUBLIC
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A Security Vulnerability in the USB Mouse STREAMS Module May Lead to a System Panic

Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Bug Id
6584571

Product
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 10 Operating System

Date of Resolved Release
05-FEB-2008

A Security Vulnerability in the USB Mouse STREAMS Module May Lead to a System Panic (see details below)

1. Impact

A security vulnerability in the USB Mouse STREAMS module (usbms(7M)) may allow a local unprivileged user to panic the system. This is a type of Denial of Service (DoS).

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

  • Solaris 9 without patch 115553-29
  • Solaris 10 without patch 123402-01

x86 Platform

  • Solaris 9 without patch 115554-25
  • Solaris 10 without patch 123403-01

Note:   Solaris 8 is not impacted by this issue.

This issue only affects systems running in 64-bit mode.  To determine if a system is running in 64-bit mode, the following command can be run: 
    $ isainfo -b
    64
This issue only affects systems which have a USB mouse connected. To determine if a USB mouse is connected to the system, the following command can be run:
    $ cfgadm | grep usb-mouse || echo "System not impacted"

3. Symptoms

If the described issue occurs, the system may panic with a panic string similar to the following:

    BAD TRAP: type=e (#pf Page fault) rp=fffffe8000a4a970 addr=100000027 
    occurred in module "genunix" due to an illegal access to a user address

And a stack trace similar to the following:

    freemsg+0x47(ffffffff)
    usbms_miocdata+0x1f7(fffffffec4852648, fffffffec8995ea0)
    usbms_wput+0xad(fffffffec4852648, fffffffec8995ea0)
    putnext+0x2f1(fffffffec4852b98, fffffffec8995ea0)
    consmslwserv+0x37(fffffffec4852b98)
    runservice+0x59(fffffffec4852b98)
    queue_service+0x57(fffffffec4852b98)
    stream_service+0xdc(fffffffec42164a0)
    taskq_d_thread+0xc6(fffffffec4225060)
    thread_start+8()

4. Relief/Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

  • Solaris 9 with patch 115553-29 or later
  • Solaris 10 with patch 123402-01 or later

x86 Platform

  • Solaris 9 with patch 115554-25 or later
  • Solaris 10 with patch 123403-01 or later

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References

123402-01
123403-01
115553-29
115554-25




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