From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 05:15:49 CDT

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TITLE:
NetBSD IBCS2 Kernel Memory Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA9769

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9769/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
NetBSD 1.x

DESCRIPTION:
An information disclosure vulnerability has been identified in
NetBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
knowledge of content in kernel memory.

For more information:
SA9504

This only affects the 1.5 branch.

NOTE: You are only vulnerable if the kernel configuration file
contains "COMPAT_IBCS2".

SOLUTION:
NetBSD-1.5 branch dated later than August 28, 2003 is not vulnerable.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-013.txt.asc

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA9504:
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9504/

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