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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                        ESB-2006.0499 -- [Solaris]
          Potential Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability in the
                      Solaris sysinfo(2) System Call
                               25 July 2006

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              sysinfo(2) Solaris system call
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris 10
Impact:               Access Privileged Data
Access:               Existing Account

Original Bulletin:    
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102343-1

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 102343
     * Synopsis: Potential Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability in the
       Solaris sysinfo(2) System Call
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris 10 Operating System
     * BugIDs: 6364242
     * Avoidance: Patch
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 21-Jul-2006
     * Date Closed: 21-Jul-2006
     * Date Modified: 

1. Impact

   Due to a vulnerability in the Solaris sysinfo(2) system call, a local
   unprivileged user may be able to read portions of kernel memory, which
   may contain sensitive data.

   Sun acknowledges with thanks iDefense/VeriSign for bringing this issue
   to our attention.

   This issue is also described at
   http://www.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=410

2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 without patch 118833-09

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 without patch 118855-06

   Note: Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 are not affected by this issue.

3. Symptoms

   There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate that this issue has
   been exploited to read portions of kernel memory. 

4. Relief/Workaround

   There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution
   section below.

5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 118833-09 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 10 with patch 118855-06 or later

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