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Sun Solaris Human Interface Device Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sun Solaris is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

This issue stems from an unspecified error in the Human Interface Device (HID) Class Driver. Local attackers may exploit this issue to trigger kernel panics or system hangs, denying service to legitimate users.

These versions are affected:

Solaris 8, 9, and 10 SPARC
Solaris 9 and 10 x86