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CVE-2008-5009 Details

Description

Race condition in the s_xout kernel module in Sun Solstice X.25 9.2, when running on a multiple CPU machine, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving reading the /dev/xty file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32667 CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021156 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46466 CVE
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108669-21-1 CVEPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-108670-21-1 CVEPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sun solstice x.25
9.2 unknown

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:solstice_x.25:9.2:unknown:x86:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
sun sunos
5.8
5.9
5.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5009
NVD Published Date:
Nov 10, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-5009 Details - Not Deferred