CVE-2009-2857
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the filesystem and virtual-memory implementations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system halt) via…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, does not properly handle interaction between the filesystem and virtual-memory implementations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and system halt) via vectors involving mmap and write operations on the same file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 18th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Affected
- oracle/opensolaris · oracle/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36319Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1Broken Link, Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6152Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36319Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1Broken Link, Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6152Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.