Oracle Solaris 11.3 Kernel Zones virtualized block driver access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 11.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel Zones virtualized block driver. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-3276. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Solaris 11.3 (Operating System). This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel Zones virtualized block driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3276 since 12/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96601 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2017_SRU11_3_15_4_0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296008 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 16.3.0 Missing).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96601) and SecurityFocus (BID 95544†). The entries VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 96601
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2017_SRU11_3_15_4_0
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12/06/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +42 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3276 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95697
SecurityFocus: 95544 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2017-3276 Local Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3276 - Oracle - Sun Systems Products Suite - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037641

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 05/15/2026 14:36
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (82), 07/26/2020 16:16 (7), 11/02/2022 14:43 (5), 05/15/2026 14:36 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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