Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE describes a Solaris patching problem: certain cachefs patches for Solaris 2.6 and 7 can overwrite inetd.conf. That may quietly turn network services back on, undermining an organization’s intended hardening baseline. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Solaris 2.6 and 7 systems where the listed cachefs patches were applied and inetd.conf controls disabled network services. Treat this as a legacy-system exposure check. It is not presented as actively exploited, but it can silently undo hardening and expose old services that management believed were disabled. Mitigation focus: Check current vendor or legacy support guidance for this Sun/Solaris issue.; Audit inetd.conf after applying the listed cachefs patches.; Restore the approved service baseline for inetd-managed services..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- solaris-cachefs-inetdconf-overwrite(12942)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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