CVE-2008-5009 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0004.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sun	Solstice X.25 Sunos

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:sparc:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:x86:::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.9:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.10:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4988	Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32667
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021156
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108669-21-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108670-21-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243106-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32215
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3087
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46466

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-10T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.189Z

Reserved: 2008-11-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5009

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-10T15:23:19.547

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5009

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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