Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris Filesystem Allows Unauthorized Access

CVE-2022-21524

What is CVE-2022-21524?

A vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris operating system's filesystem component allows low-privileged attackers with network access via SMB to compromise the system. This flaw enables unauthorized users to cause a denial-of-service by hanging or crashing Oracle Solaris. Additionally, it grants unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to a portion of Oracle Solaris's accessible data, while also allowing unauthorized read access to certain data. This situation poses a significant security threat to the integrity and availability of data managed by Oracle Solaris.

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