---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secure your corporate defenses and reduce complexity in handling vulnerability threats with the new Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence Manager (VIM). Request a free trial: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/vim/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: SGI IRIX "syssgi()" System Call Signedness Error Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA42874 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/42874/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42874 RELEASE DATE: 2011-01-10 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/42874/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/42874/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42874 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in SGI IRIX, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information and cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The vulnerability is caused due to a signedness error within the "syssgi()" system call when processing the request value "SGI_XLV_ATTR_GET" with the request attribute value "XLV_ATTR_STATS". This can be exploited to e.g. disclose kernel memory or cause a kernel panic. The vulnerability is reported in version 6.5.0. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Apply the patch. Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Neil Kettle, Digit Security Ltd ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Neil Kettle: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2011-01/0104.html SGI: https://support.sgi.com/content_request/914341/index.html OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------