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TITLE:
Solaris 10 Loopback FileSystem Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23996

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23996/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Manipulation of data, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a security issue in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security
restrictions, manipulate data, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The security issue is caused due to an unspecified error within the
Solaris 10 Loopback FileSystem (LOFS), which can be exploited by
users in non-global zones to move or rename files on a LOFS that is
mounted as read-only.

The security issue is reported in Sun Solaris 10 for both the x86 and
SPARC platform.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

Sun Solaris 10 for the SPARC platform:
Apply patch 118833-28 or later.

Sun Solaris 10 for the x86 platform:
Apply patch 118855-28 or later.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102699-1

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