CVE-2016-9040 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Joyent SmartOS OS 20161110T013148Z Hyprlofs file system. Specifically, the Ioctl system call with the HYPRLOFSADDENTRIES command, when used in a 32-bit model, can lead to un-freed memory allocations. Repeated exploitation of this flaw results in memory exhaustion, causing a full system denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.