CVE-2026-34281
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). 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 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege kernel vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.4 allowing low-privileged authenticated users to cause a complete denial of service (system hang or crash) via the Kernel component. The CVSS vector indicates a local attack with low complexity and low privileges required, with a scope change enabling impact to additional products beyond Solaris itself.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the operating systemRun 'uname -a' or 'cat /etc/release' to confirm the system is Oracle SolarisAffected if The output shows Oracle Solaris 11.4 exactly (version 11.4)
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Confirm the exact Solaris 11.4 versionRun 'cat /etc/release' or 'pkg list entire' to verify the precise installed version numberAffected if The version displayed is exactly 11.4 (no higher patch level indicated)
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Check for kernel-related system instabilityReview system logs in /var/adm/messages and output from 'dmesg' for unexpected kernel panics, hangs, or crashesAffected if Logs show recent kernel-related crashes or hangs without other identifiable causes
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Verify user access to the systemReview /etc/passwd and check which non-root users have local shell accessAffected if Multiple low-privileged accounts exist with local login capability
The system is affected if it is running Oracle Solaris exactly version 11.4 and has local user accounts present, as the vulnerability allows any authenticated local user to cause kernel DoS.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Solaris patches when available; until then, restrict local user access to only necessary personnel and monitor for signs of system instability or crashes. Consider network segmentation to limit exposure from compromised local accounts.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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