SB2017101066 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in FreeBSD

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SB2017101066 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in FreeBSD

Published: October 10, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2017101066
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5675)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

The sys_amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.3 and 10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References