Description
HP-UX 11.11 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel deadlock), due to a "file system weakness" that is possibly via an mmap() system call and performing an I/O operation using data from the mapped buffer on the file descriptor for the mapped file.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_hp
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/3770
Patch vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3817
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7844
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.0%
Details
Status
published
Products (5)
hp/hp-ux
11.00
hp/hp-ux
11.0.4
hp/hp-ux
11.11
hp/hp-ux_series_700
10.20
hp/hp-ux_series_800
10.20
Published
Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026