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TI-2014-07715 Aliases CVE-2014-9491GHSA-vr47-prxx-24cf

The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call…

Priority LOW 28Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The devzvol_readdir function in illumos does not check the return value of a strchr call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02744 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableillumos
  • cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·illumos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9491
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vr47-prxx-24cf

References

Other 3

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-19340 An issue was discovered in illumos before f859e7171bb5db34321e45585839c6c3200ebb90… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-16788 An issue was discovered in illumos before 2020-10-22, as used in OmniOS before r151030by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-05624 Improper input validation in illumos osnet-incorporation CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-06998 An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2016-05625 illumos smbsrv NULL pointer dereference allows system crash. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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