PT-2002-2314 · Oracle · Solaris

Published 2002-10-24 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2002-1589

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Solaris version 8

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system panic, when a specific bit (0x02, also known as TEST, KMF DEADBEEF, or deadbeef) is set in the kmem flags kernel parameter.

Recommendations For Solaris version 8, consider clearing the 0x02 bit (TEST, KMF DEADBEEF, or deadbeef) from the kmem flags kernel parameter to prevent the denial of service.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-1589

Affected Products

Solaris

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1589 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-48067-1 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10496 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6080 · Note