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Update your illumos distribution to one that includes the fix for this issue.
Vendor Workaround
Systems that use the default svc:/network/physical:default service instead of svc:/network/physical:nwam do not run nwamd and are not exposed.
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Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A NULL pointer dereference in the illumos Network Auto-Magic daemon (nwamd) allows a local user to crash the daemon. nwamd_door_switch() in usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/lib/nwamd/door_if.c writes to the caller's request structure before checking that a request was supplied, and before checking the caller's credentials. Because the nwamd door at /etc/svc/volatile/nwam/nwam_door is accessible to all local users, an unprivileged user can issue a door_call() with no argument data to crash nwamd; repeated calls place the svc:/network/physical:nwam service into maintenance, stopping automatic network configuration. nwamd runs only when svc:/network/physical:nwam is enabled, which is not the default. The flaw has existed since 2010 (illumos-gate commit 6ba597c5), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 0f1064d9. | |
| Title | NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd door handler allows local users to crash the daemon | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: illumos
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-09T14:22:14.611Z
Reserved: 2026-10-01T18:07:53.956Z
Link: CVE-2026-104114
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference