Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-21439

First published: Tue Jul 19 2022(Updated: )

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Oracle Solaris SPARC=10
Oracle Solaris SPARC=11

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-21439?

    CVE-2022-21439 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow privileged access to the Oracle Solaris system.

  • How do I fix CVE-2022-21439?

    To address CVE-2022-21439, apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris versions 10 and 11.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2022-21439?

    CVE-2022-21439 affects Oracle Solaris versions 10 and 11 on SPARC systems.

  • Can CVE-2022-21439 be exploited remotely?

    No, CVE-2022-21439 requires an attacker to have high privilege access and logon to the system to exploit it.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2022-21439?

    Exploitation of CVE-2022-21439 could lead to unauthorized access and compromise of the Oracle Solaris environment.

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