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Oracle Solaris CVE-2026-91324

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106578 MEDIUM
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release (CWE-404)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-72hm-gj4h-8wqr
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain local logon to Solaris host
  2. Delivery
    Plant malformed input for vulnerable library
  3. Exploit
    Legitimate user triggers library processing
  4. Execution
    Library hangs or crashes
  5. Impact
    Complete denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Resource release
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris 11.4 executes (AV:L) - this is not remotely reachable over the network. It additionally depends on human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R), meaning a separate legitimate user or operator must perform an action that triggers the flaw in the affected Solaris library. The attack is further limited by high attack complexity (AC:H), indicating conditions outside the attacker's control or significant effort are needed for reliable success. The only achievable outcome is an availability loss (hang or repeatable crash / complete DOS) - no confidentiality or integrity impact. Affected scope is specifically Oracle Solaris 11.4; other versions are not listed as affected.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-to-moderate priority issue despite being a complete denial-of-service, and the CVSS base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM) accurately reflects that. The CVSS vector is the dominant signal and it is heavily limiting: AV:L means the attacker needs local logon access to the host running Oracle Solaris (not remote network reach), AC:H means the attack is hard to carry out reliably, and UI:R means a separate, legitimate user must take some action for the attack to succeed. The only impact is availability (A:H, C:N/I:N) - a hang or repeatable crash. No EPSS score was provided in the input, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept was referenced, so all three exploitation-likelihood signals are either absent or negative. One point worth flagging: Oracle's prose says 'unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure,' which is internally tension-laden - PR:N (unauthenticated) combined with AV:L (local logon access needed) means the attacker needs some foothold/session on the box but no application-level credentials; this is consistent but should be understood as 'needs local access, not network access.' Net: a real but low-urgency availability bug, not a widespread-exploitation concern.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with local logon access to a Solaris 11.4 host plants or triggers a malformed input handled by the vulnerable library, then waits for a legitimate user or process to interact with it (UI:R), causing the affected library routine to hang or crash and bringing down the service or system (complete DOS). Because the attack is difficult (AC:H) and requires that separate human interaction, reliable exploitation is non-trivial. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle Solaris 11.4 contains a denial-of-service flaw in its Libraries component that lets an attacker with local logon access hang or repeatedly crash the operating system, with no confidentiality or integrity impact. Exploitation is difficult: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R) requires local access, conditions outside the attacker's control, and a separate legitimate user or operator to perform a triggering action. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the 4.7 MEDIUM base score appropriately reflects a low-to-moderate priority issue.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update fixes published in the October 2026 CPU advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html); Oracle CPU patches are cumulative, so install the latest Solaris 11.4 SRU or interim diagnostic/recommended patch bundle rather than cherry-picking. Because exploitation is difficult and requires local logon plus a human-triggered action, interim risk is modest: restrict interactive logon on Solaris 11.4 hosts to trusted operators, reduce the number of unprivileged local accounts that can reach the affected library paths, and monitor for repeated system hangs or crashes that follow user activity as a detection signal. Note that restricting logon does not remove the flaw and can impede legitimate administration, and monitoring only provides detection rather than prevention; no vendor workaround was identified beyond patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Solaris 11.4

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_solaris no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in a system library shipped with Oracle Solaris 11.4, the SPARC/x86 enterprise Unix operating system from Oracle Systems. Because the flaw is in a shared library, the failure path is reached through ordinary local operations that depend on human interaction (UI:R) rather than through remote network traffic (AV:L), and the CVSS AC:H rating indicates that timing or environment conditions outside the attacker's control must align for a reliable hang or repeatable crash. The impact is limited to availability (C:N/I:N/A:H, S:U): no data disclosure, modification, or privilege escalation is described, and no CWE classification was supplied, so the precise root-cause class (e.g., resource exhaustion, race condition, or null dereference in a library routine) is not confirmed from available data. Scope is specifically Solaris 11.4 per the EUVD affected-version data and the Oracle CPU advisory.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Local logon access needed so AV:L; difficult, condition-dependent attack gives AC:H; requires a separate user's action (UI:R); unauthenticated at the application layer (PR:N); only a crash/hang, so A:H with C:N/I:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Libraries). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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 4.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
legacy enterprise Unix OS, niche and declining production footprint
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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