First published: Thu Oct 24 2002(Updated: )
Unknown vulnerability in Solaris 8, when the 0x02 bit (aka TEST, KMF_DEADBEEF, or deadbeef) is set in the kmem_flags kernel parameter, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system panic).
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Sun SunOS | =5.8 | |
Oracle Solaris SPARC | =8.0 |
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CVE-2002-1589 is considered to be a medium severity vulnerability as it allows local users to cause a denial of service.
To fix CVE-2002-1589, remove or modify the 0x02 bit setting in the kmem_flags kernel parameter.
CVE-2002-1589 affects users of Solaris 8 and SunOS 5.8 operating systems.
CVE-2002-1589 facilitates a denial of service attack that can cause system panic.
CVE-2002-1589 is not remotely exploitable as it requires local access to the system.