CVE-2009-2387 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can cause a system deadlock and panic in OpenSolaris via the proc filesystem, requiring a kernel patch.
- 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-2009-2387?
CVE-2009-2387 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 9 Jul 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the proc filesystem in Sun OpenSolaris snv_49 through snv_109 allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock and panic) via unknown vectors, related to the ldt_rewrite_syscall function.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2387?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Opensolaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2387?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2387 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-2009-2387 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2387 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g2w3-xhcf-hpmp.