Oracle Solaris 11.2 Kernel Zones denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle Solaris 11.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Kernel Zones. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-4820. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Solaris 11.2 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Kernel Zones. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Solaris Kernel Zones, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-4907.

The weakness was released 10/20/2015 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4820 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86532 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2015_SRU11_2_13_6_0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123825 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 13.6.0 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 (86532), SecurityFocus (BID 77150†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53686†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-68484, VDB-68629, VDB-68973 and VDB-73739. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 86532
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : oct2015_SRU11_2_13_6_0
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-4820 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4820
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78661
SecurityFocus: 77150
SecurityTracker: 1033881
Vulnerability Center: 53686 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Sun-Systems-Products-Suite] Oracle Solaris Local Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 11:36
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (67), 02/14/2018 10:04 (1), 06/23/2022 11:29 (3), 06/23/2022 11:36 (1)
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