Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-2754

 

Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-2754

Published: April 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11909
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2754
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Solaris

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to write arbitrary files and cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Solaris ZVNET Driver component due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can modify data and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2754

Install update from vendor's website.

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