Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-9491

Description

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.

Affected products

Illumos/Illumos
cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/27nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99686nvd
github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/d65686849024838243515b5c40ae2c479460b4b5nvd
www.illumos.org/issues/5421nvd

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