# CVE-2026-104114: NULL pointer dereference in illumos nwamd door handler allows local users to crash the daemon

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: r151054, r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw
- Published: 2026-10-09 · Updated: 2026-10-09

## Affected

- SUNWcs: from 6ba597c56d749c61b4f783157f63196d7b2445f0, fixed in 0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0
- OmniOS: from any, fixed in r151054; from r151058, fixed in r151058w; from r151056, fixed in r151056aw; from r151054, fixed in r151054bw

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SUNWcs, OmniOS, upgrade to a fixed version (r151054, r151058w, r151056aw, r151054bw) per the references below.
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## References

- https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T3b859664594b7762/cve-2026-104112-to-cve-2026-104117-denial-of-service-and-missing-authorization-in-door-servers
- https://illumos.org/issues/18495
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/commit/0f1064d97f1a43778ddf87d4e438b99872aed1a0

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