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Title: Sun OpenSolaris Kernel Panic Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity: HIGH

Description:

Sun OpenSolaris is a UNIX-based operating system.

OpenSolaris is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Very little information is known about this issue. We will update this BID when more details emerge.

A remote attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected kernel to panic, denying service to legitimate users.

OpenSolaris 2009.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Affected Products:

  • Sun OpenSolaris 2009.6

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