7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2019-5606

Published: 26/07/2019 Updated: 01/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r349805, 12.0-RELEASE prior to 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r349806, 11.3-RELEASE prior to 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE prior to 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.

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