High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 4, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-31284

Description

illumos illumos-gate before 676abcb has a stack buffer overflow in /dev/net, leading to privilege escalation via a stat on a long file name in /dev/net.

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Affected products

Illumos/Illumos3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos-gate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos-gate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2023-04-29
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: < 676abcb

Patches

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References

github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/tree/16b76d3cb933ff92018a2a75594449010192eacbnvdProduct
illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T13ef186a53edeb5c-M821cc18b5884e04e16daa8fd/cve-2023-31284-buffer-overflow-in-dev-netnvdIssue Tracking
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/4nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/5nvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/14/4nvd

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