{"id":"CVE-2026-104112","aliases":["EUVD-2026-95801","GHSA-77hg-3j5h-xvf6"],"status":"published","title":"Missing release of passed file descriptors in illumos nscd allows local users to exhaust kernel memory","description":"A missing release of resources in the illumos name service cache daemon (nscd) allows a local user to exhaust kernel memory. The nscd door server procedure, switcher() in usr/src/cmd/nscd/nscd_frontend.c, does not close file descriptors that are passed with a door call but not used by the request, and the main nscd door at /var/run/name_service_door accepts passed descriptors from any user in its zone. Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. The flaw has existed since 2006 (illumos-gate commit cb5caa98), and affects any illumos distribution prior to illumos-gate commit af810a72.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":6.8,"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:H/E:P","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00116,"percentile":0.01629,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-772"],"published":"2026-10-09T14:19:29Z","modified":"2026-11-09T02:46:51Z","products":[{"vendor":"illumos","product":"illumos-gate"},{"vendor":"omnios","product":"omnios"}],"references":[{"url":"https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T3b859664594b7762/cve-2026-104112-to-cve-2026-104117-denial-of-service-and-missing-authorization-in-door-servers","tags":["mailing-list","article"]},{"url":"https://illumos.org/issues/18494","tags":["issue-tracking","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/af810a72c09944e884ec695e8dbf1702a4f424ae","tags":["patch","fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-104112","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-77hg-3j5h-xvf6"},{"url":"https://illumos.org","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/104xxx/CVE-2026-104112.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-104112","title":"Missing release of passed file descriptors in illumos nscd allows local users to exhaust kernel memory","description":"A missing release of resources in the illumos name service cache daemon (nscd) allows a local user to exhaust kernel memory. The nscd door server procedure, switcher() in usr/src/cmd/nscd/nscd_frontend.c, does not close file descriptors that are passed with a door call but not used by the request, and the main nscd door at /var/run/name_service_door accepts passed descriptors from any user in its zone. Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. 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Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. 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Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. 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Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. 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The nscd door server procedure, switcher() in usr/src/cmd/nscd/nscd_frontend.c, does not close file descriptors that are passed with a door call but not used by the request, and the main nscd door at /var/run/name_service_door accepts passed descriptors from any user in its zone. Because nscd also runs with an unlimited file descriptor limit, an unprivileged local user, including one in a non-global zone, can repeatedly pass a descriptor to its zone's nscd in a door_call() loop, causing the file descriptor table of nscd to grow without bound in kernel memory. This causes a denial of service of nscd and can render processes in all zones on the host unresponsive. 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