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ESB-2007.0728 -- [Solaris] -- Local DoS in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver for Solaris

Date: 12 October 2007

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                        ESB-2007.0728 -- [Solaris]
  Local DoS in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver for Solaris
                              12 October 2007

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver
Publisher:            Sun Microsystems
Operating System:     Solaris
Impact:               Denial of Service
Access:               Existing Account
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-5118

Original Bulletin:  
  http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-102883-1

Revision History:     October 12 2007: Updated Contributing Factors
                      October 1 2007: Added CVE Name.
                      September 27 2007: Initial Release

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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
     * Sun Alert ID: 102883
     * Synopsis: Security Vulnerability in the Human Interface Device
       (HID) Class Driver for Solaris
     * Category: Security
     * Product: Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 10 Operating System,
       Solaris 8 Operating System
     * BugIDs: 6414967
     * Avoidance: Patch
     * State: Resolved
     * Date Released: 25-Sep-2007
     * Date Closed: 25-Sep-2007
     * Date Modified: 10-Oct-2007

1. Impact

   A security vulnerability in the Human Interface Device (HID) class
   driver for Solaris 8, 9 and 10 may allow a local unprivileged user to
   panic the system, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

2. Contributing Factors

   This issue can occur in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 without patch 109896-35
     * Solaris 9 without patch 115553-28
     * Solaris 10 without patch 125123-01

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 9 without patch 115554-24
     * Solaris 10 without patch 125124-01

   Notes:
    1. Solaris 8 on the x86 platform is not affected by this issue.
    2. Systems are only impacted by this issue if the HID module is
       loaded. This happens as soon as you plugin a USB HID class device
       to the host. USB keyboard, mouse, etc fall into this category.

   To determine if the HID module is loaded, the following command can be
   run:
    $ modinfo | grep hid
    84  138cc18   36d8  54   1  hid (USB HID Client Driver 1.36)
    85  138f938   32e8   -   1  hidparser (HID PARSER 1.13)

3. Symptoms

   A system panic due to this issue will contain a stack trace similar to
   the following:
    freemsg+0x46()
    hid_qreply_merror+0x44()
    hid_wput+0x19f()
    putnext+0x31a()
    usbms_wput+0xc3()
    putnext+0x31a()
    consmslwserv+0x3d()
    runservice+0x62()
    queue_service+0x5b()
    stream_service+0xe8()
    taskq_d_thread+0xe8()
    thread_start+8() 

4. Relief/Workaround

   There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution
   section below.

5. Resolution

   This issue is addressed in the following releases:

   SPARC Platform
     * Solaris 8 with patch 109896-35 or later
     * Solaris 9 with patch 115553-28 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 125123-01 or later

   x86 Platform
     * Solaris 9 with patch 115554-24 or later
     * Solaris 10 with patch 125124-01 or later

Change History

   10-Oct-2007:
     * Updated Contributing Factors section

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