CVE-2016-1885
N/A
Published: April 8, 2016 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Remediation
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Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflowMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threadedMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threadedVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
Source: [email protected]
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.ascQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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