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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.1364.2
Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris IP(7P) Module and STREAMS Framework May
Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition
2 October 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Solaris IP(7P) Module and STREAMS Framework
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
OpenSolaris
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3519
Original Bulletin:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-263388-1
Comment: A final resolution is pending completion for Solaris 8.
Revision History: October 2 2009: Added CVE Reference
October 2 2009: Initial Release
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Solution Type: Sun Alert
Solution 263388 : Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris IP(7P) Module
and STREAMS Framework May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition
Bug ID: 6646890, 6646366
Product:
Solaris 8 Operating System
Solaris 9 Operating System
Solaris 10 Operating System
OpenSolaris
Date of Workaround Release: 30-Sep-2009
SA Document Body
Security Vulnerabilities in Solaris IP(7P) Module and STREAMS Framework May
Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition
1. Impact
Security vulnerabilities in the Solaris IP(7P) module and STREAMS
Framework may allow an unprivileged local user to leak kernel memory,
eventually causing the system to hang. This is a type of Denial of
Service (DoS).
2. Contributing Factors
These issues can occur in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 8
* Solaris 9 without patch 122300-44
* Solaris 10 without patch 141414-09
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 though snv_108
x86 Platform
* Solaris 8
* Solaris 9 without patch 122301-44
* Solaris 10 without patch 141415-09
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_01 though snv_108
Note: Solaris 8 entered EOSL Phase 2 on 1 April 2009. Entitlement to
patches developed on or after 1 April 2009 requires the purchase of
the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service. See Note in section 5 for more
details.
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_108
3. Symptoms
1. If the described issue occurs, the following messages may be
displayed on the system console or in the '/var/adm/messages' file:
sshd: [ID <id#> auth.error] error: fork: Error 0
WARNING: /etc/svc/volatile: File system full, swap space limit exceeded
WARNING: Sorry, no swap space to grow stack for pid <pid#>
inetd: [ID <id#> daemon.error] Unable to fork inetd_start method of instance
svc:/network/vnetd/tcp:default: Not enough space
Cannot map /lib/ld.so.1
2. A forced coredump generated from unresponsive systems which have
the 'kmem_flags' variable set to 0xf in the '/etc/system' file (see
system(4) for modifying this file) may show memory leaks in one of the
streams_dblk_* memory caches, and also in the streams_mblk cache, with
one of the following stacks:
kmem_cache_alloc+0x18c
allocb+0x94
allocb_cred+8
strmakedata+0xa0
strput+0x23c
strwrite_common+0x284
fop_write+0x20
write+0x268
kmem_cache_alloc+0x88
dblk_constructor+0x54
kmem_cache_alloc_debug+0x388
kmem_cache_alloc+0x88
allocb+0x4c
allocb_tryhard+0x1c
putnextctl1+0x30
ldterm_dosig+0x16c
ldtermrput+0x508
putnext+0x3f4
qdrain_syncq+0x368
drain_syncq+0x618
taskq_d_thread+0xbc
The following command can be run as "root" user to find memory leaks
in the coredump files:
# echo ::findleaks -dv | /usr/bin/mdb -k unix.# vmcore.# > findleak.txt
(Where # is the current core dump number). Open findleak.txt to
confirm the above stack trace.
4. Workaround
There is no workaround for these issues. Please see the "Resolution"
section below.
5. Resolution
These issues are addressed in the following releases:
SPARC Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 122300-44 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 141414-09 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_109 or later
x86 Platform
* Solaris 9 with patch 122301-44 or later
* Solaris 10 with patch 141415-09 or later
* OpenSolaris based upon builds snv_109 or later
A final resolution is pending completion for Solaris 8.
Note: The READMEs of Solaris 8 patches developed on or after 1 April
2009 are available to all customers. However, Solaris 8 entered EOSL
Phase 2 on April 1, 2009 and thus entitlement for these patches,
including those that fix security vulnerabilities, requires the
purchase of the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service. More information
about the Solaris 8 Vintage Patch Service is available at:
http://www.sun.com/service/eosl/Solaris8.html
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Instruction ID 213557.
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