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TITLE:
Sun Solaris TCP Fusion Local Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22453

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22453/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the TCP
Fusion Code. This can be exploited to cause a system panic in the
tcp_fuse_rcv_drain() function when TCP loopback connections are used.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 118833-23 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 118855-19 or later.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102667-1

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