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 native 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-2016-9031.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2016-12-14T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.257Z

Reserved: 2016-10-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-8733

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-12-14T17:59:00.220

Modified: 2022-12-13T20:23:20.833

Link: CVE-2016-8733

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