#VU26236 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-15876
Published: March 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26236
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15876
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient privilege checking in oce IOCTL. A local user can run a specially crafted application to send arbitrary commands to device firmware and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.