SB2025012968 - Unprivileged access to system files in FreeBSD

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SB2025012968 - Unprivileged access to system files in FreeBSD

Published: January 29, 2025 Updated: July 30, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2025012968
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0374)

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the etcupdate conflict file handling in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts when saving merge-conflict copies of protected system files during an update. A local user can read a world-readable temporary file to disclose sensitive information.

This is possible only when merge conflicts arise in files such as /etc/master.passwd during an update, and the temporary file is removed after the conflicts are resolved.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References