#VU51949 Race condition in FreeBSD - CVE-2020-25584
Published: April 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51949
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-25584
CWE-ID: CWE-362
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 a race condition between lookup of ".." and remounting a filesystem. A local administrator can change the root directory outside of the jail and gain full read and write access to all files and directories in the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.