#VU27862 Use-after-free in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-15879 

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#VU27862 Use-after-free in FreeBSD - CVE-2019-15879

Published: May 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27862
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2019-15879
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in cryptodev module. A local user can run a specially crafted application to trigger a use-after-free error and overwrite arbitrary kernel memory.



Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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