CVE-2009-2857

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2291 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-127721-02-1 patch broken link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-257848-1 broken link patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36319 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6152 vdb entry signature broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2857?
CVE-2009-2857 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2857?
To fix CVE-2009-2857, 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-2009-2857 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2857 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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