Title: Multiple BSD Kernel Asynchronous I/O Facility Notification DoS
Info
Disclosure
Sep 15, 1997
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
Certain BSD-derived kernels contain a flaw that may allow a local denial of service. The issue is triggered when a malicious user sends signals to arbitrary processes via certain ioctl and fcntl system calls to interrupt or kill processes, resulting in loss of availability for the service or platform.
Classification
Location:
Local Access Required
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation,
Misconfiguration
Impact:
Loss of Integrity,
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unavailable
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
Solution
Upgrade to OpenBSD version 2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
For all others, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.