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CVE-2016-9039

Published: 2017-01-31T21:59Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:00Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt