Oracle Solaris 11.2 Kernel Zones denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 11.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel Zones. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-4801. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Solaris 11.2 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown code 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.2 allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Solaris Kernel Zones.

The weakness was published 10/20/2015 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-4801 since 06/24/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 77169†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53695†). Similar entries are available at VDB-68484, VDB-68629, VDB-68973 and VDB-73739. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
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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-2015-4801 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4801
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78670
SecurityFocus: 77169
SecurityTracker: 1033881
Vulnerability Center: 53695 - [cpuoct2015-2367953-Sun-Systems-Products-Suite] Oracle Solaris Local File System Read Vulnerability - CVE-2015-4801, Low

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Created: 10/21/2015 12:52
Updated: 06/23/2022 13:40
Changes: 10/21/2015 12:52 (60), 02/15/2018 07:54 (8), 06/23/2022 13:33 (3), 06/23/2022 13:40 (1)
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