Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Solaris local privilege escalation issue. A user already able to run commands on Solaris 2.6 through 8 could abuse xlock handling of specific environment variables to potentially become root. There is no source-bundle evidence of active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on legacy Solaris 2.6, 7, or 8 systems where local users can execute xlock. Modern systems are not identified as affected in the supplied sources. Treat this as high priority only for organizations still operating legacy Solaris 2.6 through 8. The main business risk is local users or compromised accounts escalating to root on obsolete systems. Mitigation focus: Check vendor or support archives for Solaris xlock patches or guidance.; Prioritize retirement or isolation of unsupported Solaris 2.6 through 8 hosts.; Restrict local shell access on any affected legacy Solaris systems..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- solaris-xlock-bo(6967)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:131CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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