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TITLE:
Sun Solaris Human Interface Device Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26874

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26874/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Sun Solaris 8
http://secunia.com/product/94/
Sun Solaris 9
http://secunia.com/product/95/
Sun Solaris 10
http://secunia.com/product/4813/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a vulnerability in Sun Solaris, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to unspecified errors in the HID
(Human Interface Device) class driver. This can be exploited to cause
a system panic.

The vulnerability is reported in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 for the
SPARC platform and in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 for the x86 platform.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Solaris 8:
Apply patch 109896-35 or later.

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 115553-28 or later.

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 125123-01 or later.

-- x86 Platform --

Solaris 9:
Apply patch 115554-24 or later.

Solaris 10:
Apply patch 125124-01 or later.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

CHANGELOG:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1

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