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                                  CERT-Renater

                       Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN554
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DATE                      : 21/09/2005

HARDWARE PLATFORM(S)      : /

OPERATING SYSTEM(S)       : Solaris 10.

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
      * Sun Alert ID: 101899
      * Synopsis: A Security Vulnerability in the Solaris 10 "tl" Driver
        May Allow a Local Unprivileged User the Ability to Panic the
        System
      * Category: Security
      * Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
      * BugIDs: 6290652
      * Avoidance: Patch
      * State: Resolved
      * Date Released: 19-Sep-2005
      * Date Closed: 19-Sep-2005
      * Date Modified:

1. Impact

    A security vulnerability in the Solaris 10 "tl" driver may allow a
    local unprivileged user the ability to panic the system, resulting in
    a Denial of Service (DoS).

2. Contributing Factors

    This issue can occur in the following releases:

    SPARC Platform
      * Solaris 10 without patch 120664-01

    x86 Platform
      * Solaris 10 without patch 120665-01

    Note: Solaris 8 and 9 are not vulnerable to this issue. Solaris 7 will
    not be evaluated regarding the potential impact of the issue described
    in this Sun Alert.

3. Symptoms

    The system will panic in the function: serializer_enter().

4. Relief/Workaround

    There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution
    section below.

5. Resolution

    This issue is addressed in the following releases:

    SPARC Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patch 120664-01 or later

    x86 Platform
      * Solaris 10 with patch 120665-01 or later

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