Out-of-bounds read in FreeBSD - CVE-2021-29626
Published: April 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51947
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29626
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
FreeBSD
How to mitigate CVE-2021-29626
Install updates from vendor's website.
FreeBSD - addressed in versions 11.4, 11.4-RELEASE-p9, 12.2, 12.2-RELEASE-p6, 13.0 RC5-p1, 13.0