Oracle Solaris 11.3 Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle Solaris 11.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-2578. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Solaris 11.3 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/16/2018. The weakness was shared 01/18/2018 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-2578 since 12/15/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106126 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2018_SRU11_3_27_4_0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296019 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 27.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106126) and SecurityFocus (BID 102611†). The entries VDB-68431, VDB-89667, VDB-92931 and VDB-95678 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 106126
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2018_SRU11_3_27_4_0
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-2578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-2578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112149
SecurityFocus: 102611 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2018-2578 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040215

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 01/31/2021 23:14
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (83), 12/25/2019 09:40 (4), 01/31/2021 23:14 (3)
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