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TITLE:
Sun Solaris vuidmice Streams Modules Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27135

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27135/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 8
http://secunia.com/product/94/
Sun Solaris 9
http://secunia.com/product/95/
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The security issue is caused due to an unspecified error in the
vuidmice(7M) STREAMS modules and can be exploited to render the
console unusuable.

Successful exploitation requires access to the system console
device.

The security issue is reported in Solaris 8, 9, and 10 on the x86
platform.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Solaris 8:
Patch 114154-02 or later
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-114154-02-1

Solaris 9:
Patch 117419-03 or later
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-117419-03-1

Solaris 10:
Patch 127751-01 or later
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=urn:cds:docid:1-21-127751-01-1

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103065-1

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