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>> Sun Solaris "pthread_mutex_reltimedlock_np" Denial of Service Issue
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Title : Sun Solaris "pthread_mutex_reltimedlock_np" Denial of Service Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2312
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3549
CWE ID : CWE-400
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-08-06
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A vulnerability has been identified in Sun Solaris, which could be exploited by local attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an error when using the "pthread_mutex_reltimedlock_np" API in a particular way, which could be exploited by a local unprivileged user or by an application to cause the system to hang or, if the deadman feature is enabled, to panic.
Affected Products
Sun Solaris 10
Sun OpenSolaris builds snv_01 through snv_89
Solution
Sun Solaris 10 (SPARC) - Apply patch 137111-04
Sun OpenSolaris - Upgrade to build snv_90 or later
Sun Solaris 10 (x86) - Apply patch 137112-04
Sun OpenSolaris - Upgrade to build snv_90 or later
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2312
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-239387-1
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor.
ChangeLog
2008-08-06 : Initial release
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