#VU82981 Information disclosure in FreeBSD - CVE-2023-5368
Published: November 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82981
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5368
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation
FreeBSD Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists in the msdosfs driver in the way it uses truncate and ftruncate system calls. A local user with write access to the msdosfs file system can retrieve data from previously deleted files.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.