PT-2008-6177 · Sun · Sun Solstice X.25

Published 2008-11-10 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2008-5009

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solstice X.25 version 9.2

Description A race condition exists in the s xout kernel module when running on a multiple CPU machine. This issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system panic, by reading the /dev/xty file.

Recommendations For Sun Solstice X.25 version 9.2, consider restricting access to the /dev/xty file to prevent local users from exploiting the race condition in the s xout kernel module until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5009

Affected Products

Sun Solstice X.25

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5009 · Security Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108670-21-1 · Patch
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243106-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108669-21-1 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46466 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32215 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32667 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021156 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3087 · Note