CVE-2009-2644

Description

Race condition in the Solaris Auditing subsystem in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_121, when extended file attributes are used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors related to "pathnames for invalid fds."

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2022 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1020766.1-1 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6168 vdb entry signature
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264429-1 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36042 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-122300-42-1 patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35835 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2644?
CVE-2009-2644 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2644?
To fix CVE-2009-2644, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2644 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2644 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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