CVE-2026-104116
Received Received - Intake

Missing Authorization Check in illumos zonestatd

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-104116, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-09

Last updated on: 2026-10-09

Assigner: illumos

Description

A missing authorization check in the illumos zones statistics daemon (zonestatd) allows a local user in any zone to disrupt zonestat in other zones and to determine which zones are running. The zonestatd door server procedure, zsd_server() in usr/src/cmd/zonestat/zonestatd/zonestatd.c, handles the ZSD_CMD_NEW_ZONE command, which is intended to be sent by zoneadmd, without checking the caller's credentials. Because the zonestatd door is accessible to all users in every zone, an unprivileged user can send this command with an arbitrary zone ID, causing zonestatd to re-create its door file in that zone, so that new zonestat requests in that zone can fail while the file is replaced. The time taken to handle the command also reveals whether a given zone ID belongs to a running zone. The flaw has existed since 2010 (illumos-gate commit efd4c9b6), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 865b58d2.

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Published
2026-10-09
Last Modified
2026-10-09
Generated
2026-10-09
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2026-10-09
EPSS Evaluated
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
illumos illumos-gate efd4c9b63ad77503c101fc6c2ed8ba96c9d52964
OmniOS OmniOS any
OmniOS OmniOS r151058
OmniOS OmniOS r151056
OmniOS OmniOS r151054

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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a missing authorization check in the illumos zones statistics daemon (zonestatd). A local user in any zone can exploit this to disrupt zonestat in other zones and determine which zones are running. The flaw exists because zonestatd does not verify the caller's credentials when handling the ZSD_CMD_NEW_ZONE command, allowing unprivileged users to send arbitrary zone IDs and cause failures in zonestat requests.

Detection Guidance

Check if zonestatd is running and if the door file is accessible to unprivileged users. Inspect /var/run/zonestat_door for permissions and ownership. Use 'zonestat -q' to verify functionality. Look for unexpected zone ID usage in logs.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could disrupt monitoring of zones, causing service outages or misleading administrators about zone status. They could also gather information about running zones, potentially aiding further attacks. The impact is limited to local users but affects all zones on the system.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest illumos-gate patch (commit 865b58d2 or later). Restrict access to zonestatd door file. Monitor for unauthorized zone ID usage. Disable zonestatd if not needed.

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