Vulnerability identifier: #VU35660

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5605

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

In FreeBSD 11.3-STABLE before r350217, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, due to insufficient initialization of memory copied to userland in the freebsd32_ioctl interface, small amounts of kernel memory may be disclosed to userland processes. This may allow an attacker to leverage this information to obtain elevated privileges either directly or indirectly.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FreeBSD: 11.0 - 12.0

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External links
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153749/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-14.freebsd32.html
http://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:14.freebsd32.asc
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.