#VU95549 Race condition in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-7589

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#VU95549 Race condition in FreeBSD - CVE-2024-7589

Published: August 8, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95549
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7589
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when calling a not async-signal-safe in openssh. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system, trigger a race condition and execute arbitrary code as root.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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