CVE-2016-9039 An exploitable denial of service exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES. An att...
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 0.52%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An exploitable denial of service exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. The vulnerability is present in the Ioctl system call with the command HYPRLOFS_ADD_ENTRIES. An attacker can cause a buffer to be allocated and never freed. When repeatedly exploited this will result in memory exhaustion, resulting in a full system denial of service.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| joyent smartos | = 20161110t013148z | No fix listed |
| joyent smartos | = OS 20161110T013148Z | No fix listed |
References
- 95916 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- www.talosintelligence.com exploit technical-description third-party-advisory vdb-entry