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TI-2026-77315 Aliases CVE-2026-91255GHSA-mxxf-3ggm-8fjh

Resource exhaustion in Oracle Solaris kernel causes denial of service

Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Oracle Solaris 11.4 is affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw in the kernel (CWE-400). An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access over HTTP can cause Oracle Solaris to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 for availability impact.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00441 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OracleOracle Solaris11.4—No fix listedCNA
  • Oracle Solaris VendorOracle Affected 11.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Oracle

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for Oracle Solaris.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Oracle Solaris — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html

    26 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 22 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-77847 Improper authentication in Oracle Solaris enables remote takeoverPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-77045 Missing authentication in Oracle Solaris Image Packaging SystemPriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-77312 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Solaris servicesPriority MEDIUM 42
    Show all 26 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91255
  2. 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-mxxf-3ggm-8fjh
  3. 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-22 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-34425 Improper privilege management in Oracle Payments KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-27421 Missing authentication in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-17661 Improper access control in Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-38252 Improper authentication in Oracle Concurrent Processing KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-38151 Missing authentication in Oracle Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07142 Code injection in Spring Framework KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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