CVE-2026-104114

NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd door handler allows local users to crash the daemon

Published Oct 9, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in the illumos Network Auto-Magic daemon (nwamd) allows a local user to crash the daemon. nwamd_door_switch() in usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/lib/nwamd/door_if.c writes to the caller's request structure before checking that a request was supplied, and before checking the caller's credentials. Because the nwamd door at /etc/svc/volatile/nwam/nwam_door is accessible to all local users, an unprivileged user can issue a door_call() with no argument data to crash nwamd; repeated calls place the svc:/network/physical:nwam service into maintenance, stopping automatic network configuration. nwamd runs only when svc:/network/physical:nwam is enabled, which is not the default. The flaw has existed since 2010 (illumos-gate commit 6ba597c5), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 0f1064d9.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update your illumos distribution to one that includes the fix for this issue.


Vendor Workaround

Systems that use the default svc:/network/physical:default service instead of svc:/network/physical:nwam do not run nwamd and are not exposed.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Illumos
Illumos illumos-gate
Omnios
Omnios omnios
Vendors & Products Illumos
Illumos illumos-gate
Omnios
Omnios omnios
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Description A NULL pointer dereference in the illumos Network Auto-Magic daemon (nwamd) allows a local user to crash the daemon. nwamd_door_switch() in usr/src/cmd/cmd-inet/lib/nwamd/door_if.c writes to the caller's request structure before checking that a request was supplied, and before checking the caller's credentials. Because the nwamd door at /etc/svc/volatile/nwam/nwam_door is accessible to all local users, an unprivileged user can issue a door_call() with no argument data to crash nwamd; repeated calls place the svc:/network/physical:nwam service into maintenance, stopping automatic network configuration. nwamd runs only when svc:/network/physical:nwam is enabled, which is not the default. The flaw has existed since 2010 (illumos-gate commit 6ba597c5), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit 0f1064d9.
Title NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd door handler allows local users to crash the daemon
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
illumos
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2026, 6:07 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 9, 2026, 3:17 PM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 5:16 PM