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CVE-2019-5596 Details

Description

In FreeBSD 11.2-STABLE after r338618 and before r343786, 12.0-STABLE before r343781, and 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p3, a bug in the reference count implementation for UNIX domain sockets can cause a file structure to be incorrectly released potentially allowing a malicious local user to gain root privileges or escape from a jail.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155790/FreeBSD-fd-Privilege-Escalation.html CVE
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155790/FreeBSD-fd-Privilege-Escalation.html [email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd.asc [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freebsd freebsd
11.2
12.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-5596
NVD Published Date:
Feb 12, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-5596 Details - Not Deferred