Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-9032 is a local privilege escalation risk in Joyent SmartOS build 20161110T013148Z. A logged-in attacker could trigger a Hyprlofs filesystem buffer overflow and potentially gain higher privileges. The issue matters most on shared or multi-tenant SmartOS hosts. Exposure appears limited to Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z based on the provided sources. Organizations running other versions are not listed as affected in the bundle, but should verify vendor guidance because no CPE coverage is provided. Prioritize remediation where SmartOS hosts support shared workloads, customer tenants, or users with shell access. This is not a remote internet-facing bug from the provided evidence, but it can raise the impact of any initial local compromise. Mitigation focus: Identify and prioritize SmartOS 20161110T013148Z systems.; Check Joyent or SmartOS guidance for the supported remediation path.; Upgrade, replace, or isolate affected hosts according to vendor guidance..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H15.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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7HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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