Integer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2016-1889

 

Integer overflow in FreeBSD - CVE-2016-1889

Published: February 15, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1889
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation
Affected software:
FreeBSD

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Integer overflow in the bhyve hypervisor in FreeBSD 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 when configured with a large amount of guest memory, allows local users to gain privilege via a crafted device descriptor.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-1889

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources