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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0842 -- [Solaris] Covert Channel Security Vulnerability in the Solaris Kernel 4 September 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Solaris Kernel Publisher: Sun Microsystems Operating System: Solaris 10 Solaris 9 Solaris 8 OpenSolaris Impact: Reduced Security Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2008-3875 Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-240706-1 Revision History: September 4 2008: Added CVE Reference August 29 2008: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 240706: Covert Channel Security Vulnerability in the Solaris Kernel Bug ID: 6696072 Product Solaris 8 Operating System Solaris 9 Operating System Solaris 10 Operating System OpenSolaris Date of Resolved Release: 27-Aug-2008 SA Document Body Covert Channel Security Vulnerability in the Solaris Kernel: 1. Impact A security vulnerability with system calls in the Solaris Kernel may allow two unprivileged local user processes to establish a covert communication channel bypassing system restrictions such as the multi-level security policy found in Solaris Trusted Extensions or the isolation policy implemented using zones(5) or chroot(2). 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Solaris 8 without patch 117350-56 * Solaris 9 without patch 122300-30 * Solaris 10 without patch 137111-05 * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_89 x86 Platform * Solaris 8 without patch 117351-56 * Solaris 9 without patch 122301-30 * Solaris 10 without patch 137112-05 * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_89 Note: OpenSolaris distributions may include additional bug fixes above and beyond the build from which it was derived. To determine the base build of OpenSolaris, the following command can be used: $ uname -v snv_94 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited to establish a covert communication channel. 4. Workaround There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below. 5. Resolution This issue is resolved in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Solaris 8 with patch 117350-56 or later * Solaris 9 with patch 122300-30 or later * Solaris 10 with patch 137111-05 or later * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 through snv_90 or later x86 Platform * Solaris 8 with patch 117351-56 or later * Solaris 9 with patch 122301-30 or later * Solaris 10 with patch 137112-05 or later * OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_90 or later For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS" basis. This Sun Alert notification may contain information provided by third parties. 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