CVE-2008-4160 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published 22 Sep 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in Sun Solaris via a NULL pointer dereference in the UFS module.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-4160?

CVE-2008-4160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 22 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the UFS module in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via unknown vectors related to the Solaris Access Control List (ACL) implementation.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4160?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-4160?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4160 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-4160 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4160 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Opensolaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hpxj-gcgj-phqm.