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An exploitable integer overflow exists in the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system

Published Dec 14, 2016

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.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner talos
Published Dec 14, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 26, 2016
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a