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CVE-2019-5606

Published: 2019-07-26T01:15Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T04:45Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r349805, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r349806, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, code which handles close of a descriptor created by posix_openpt fails to undo a signal configuration. This causes an incorrect signal to be raised leading to a write after free of kernel memory allowing a malicious user to gain root privileges or escape a jail. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt