CVE-2008-5009

N/A Unknown

Published: November 10, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32667

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1021156

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108669-21-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108670-21-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243106-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32215

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3087

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46466

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32667