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TITLE:
Sun Solaris Virtual File System (VFS) Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27154

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27154/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability 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 within the
Virtual File System (VFS), which can be exploited to cause a DoS by
exhausting all available kernel memory.

The vulnerability is reported in Sun Solaris 10 for both the x86 and
SPARC platforms.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Sun Solaris 10:
Apply patch 127111-01 or later

-- x86 Platform --

Sun Solaris 10:
Apply patch 127112-01 or later

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103088-1

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