SB201712006 - Security restrictions bypass in OpenBSD
Published: December 20, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB201712006
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to insufficient security checks in the fktrace(2) processing tracing system call. A local attacker can make a specially crafted system call and bypass intended security restrictions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.