Advisory Details

August 29th, 2016

Joyent SmartOS dtrace Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	4.7, AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	Joyent
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	SmartOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Joyent SmartOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the dtrace implementation in SmartOS. A function within this implementation allows for arbitrary reads from kernel space. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to read arbitrary memory from the headnode where the zone resides.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Joyent has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://help.joyent.com/entries/99083238--UPDATED-Security-Advisory-Docker-DTrace-and-MAC-Protection-Vulnerabilities
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2016-04-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2016-08-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Ben Murphy

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