#VU28929 Resource management error in FreeBSD - CVE-2020-7456

 

#VU28929 Resource management error in FreeBSD - CVE-2020-7456

Published: June 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28929
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7456
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources. The the push/pop level is not restored within the processing of the same HID item, an invalid memory location may be used for subsequent HID item processing. An attacker with physical access to a USB port may be able to use a specially crafted USB device to gain kernel or user-space code execution.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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