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CVE-2008-5009

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
10/11/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.00 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
4.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:x86:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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