CVE-2016-9031

HIGH

Joyent SmartOS <20161110T013148Z - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An exploitable integer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES when dealing with 32-bit file systems. An attacker can craft an input that can cause a kernel panic and potentially be leveraged into a full privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2016-8733.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94921
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0249/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 38.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (2)
joyent/smartos 20161110t013148z
Joyent/SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z
Published Dec 14, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026