Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 258588 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com. Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1020445.1. |
Category Security Release Phase Resolved 6345171 Product Solaris 8 Operating System Solaris 9 Operating System Solaris 10 Operating System OpenSolaris Date of Resolved Release 18-Aug-2009 Security vulnerability in the Solaris sendfile(3EXT) and sendfilev(3EXT) extended library functions may result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition due to a system panic: 1. Impact A security vulnerability in the Solaris sendfile(3EXT) and sendfilev(3EXT) extended library functions may allow a local unprivileged user to panic the system, causing a Denial of Service (DoS). 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform
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Solaris 8 entered EOSL Phase 2 on 1 April 2009. Entitlement to patches developed on or after 1 April 2009 requires the purchase of the Solaris 8 Vintage
Patch Service. See note in section 5 for more details.3. Symptoms If the described issue occurs, the system may panic with a stack trace similar to the following: panic[cpu1]/thread=c8491660: Deadlock: cycle in blocking chain4. 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
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