#VU46229 Reachable Assertion in FreeBSD 

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#VU46229 Reachable Assertion in FreeBSD

Published: September 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46229
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FreeBSD
Software vendor:
FreeBSD Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of exec(3) calls in Linux ABI layer (Linuxulator) when calling processes with multiple threads. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an assertion failure and cause kernel panic.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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