CVE-2009-0131 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a system panic in the OpenSolaris kernel UFS implementation via a specific POSIX fallocate test.
- 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-2009-0131?
CVE-2009-0131 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 15 Jan 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UFS implementation in the kernel in Sun OpenSolaris snv_29 through snv_90 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via the single posix_fallocate test in the SUSv3 POSIX test suite, related to an F_ALLOCSP fcntl call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0131?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Opensolaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0131?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0131 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5pj-gc2q-qr89.