CVE-2016-9031 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting the Joyent SmartOS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system, specifically within the Ioctl system call when processing 32-bit file systems. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH on the CVSS scale, allows a local attacker with low privileges to trigger a kernel panic, potentially leading to full privilege escalation due to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not known to be actively exploited or on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20161110t013148zCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:joyent:smartos:20161110t013148z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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