Stack buffer overflow in illumos reparsed lets local users crash it
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
illumos-gate from commit 2f172c55 before commit 6a2df4aa is affected, as are OmniOS releases before r151054bw, r151056aw and r151058w on their respective branches. The get_fs_locations() function in the nfs-basic reparse plugin copies host and path components into a fixed 1024-byte stack buffer without checking their length (CWE-121). A local user can send an overlong request to the reparsed door, which is readable by all users and does not check credentials, to crash the reparse daemon.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A stack-based buffer overflow in the illumos reparse point daemon (reparsed) allows a local user to crash the daemon. get_fs_locations() in usr/src/cmd/fs.d/nfs/rp_basic/libnfs_basic.c, part of the nfs-basic reparse plugin, copies the host and path components of a reparse string into a fixed 1024-byte stack buffer without checking their length. The reparsed door at /var/run/reparsed_door is readable by all users and the door server does not check the caller's credentials, so an unprivileged local user can send an nfs-basic request with an overlong host or path component to overflow the buffer. On systems built with stack protection, which is the default, this causes reparsed to abort; repeated requests place the svc:/system/filesystem/reparse service into maintenance. The service is disabled by default. The flaw has existed since 2009 (illumos-gate commit 2f172c55), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 6a2df4aa.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OmniOS | OmniOS | any to before r151054; r151058 to before r151058w; r151056 to before r151056aw; r151054 to before r151054bw | r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw | Patch available | CNA |
- OmniOS VendorOmniOS Affected any to before r151054; r151058 to before r151058w; r151056 to before r151056aw; r151054 to before r151054bw Fixed in r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update illumos-gate to commit 6a2df4aa or later. Update OmniOS to r151054bw, r151056aw or r151058w, matching its release branch.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA OmniOS (OmniOS) Fixed in r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OmniOS r151054, r151054bw and 2 more versions
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-70048 Unreleased file descriptors in illumos nscd exhaust kernel memoryPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-70046 Reachable assertion in illumos bhyve lets guest panic hostPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-70050 NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd lets local users crash itPriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104115
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
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