# CVE-2006-1092: Unspecified vulnerability in the pagedata subsystem of the process file system (/proc) in Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-03-09 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the pagedata subsystem of the process file system (/proc) in Solaris 8 through 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang or panic) via unknown attack vectors that cause cause the kmem_oversize arena to allocate a large amount of system memory that does not get freed.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0829
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16966
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25152
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102159-1
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015723
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19128
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19716

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