CVE-2019-5606

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
26/07/2019
Last modified:
01/02/2023

Description

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r349805, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r349806, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, code which handles close of a descriptor created by posix_openpt fails to undo a signal configuration. This causes an incorrect signal to be raised leading to a write after free of kernel memory allowing a malicious user to gain root privileges or escape a jail.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*