Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 Kernel

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-5559. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11.3 allows local users to affect integrity via vectors related to Kernel.

The weakness was published 10/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-5559 since 06/16/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93588 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 152507-01 (deprecated)), 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 296006 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 13.4.0 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 (93588) and SecurityFocus (BID 93722†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-79101 and VDB-80318. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 93588
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 152507-01 (deprecated)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92800

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SecurityFocus: 93722 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2016-5559 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037048

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/26/2022 18:30
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (66), 05/14/2019 18:18 (12), 09/26/2022 18:30 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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