CVE-2019-5606

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 26, 2019 at 12:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.2-RELEASE-p12v < 11.3-RELEASE-p1v < 12.0-RELEASE-p811.011.211.312.0
Affected range stops below 11.2-RELEASE-p12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.3-RELEASE-p1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.0-RELEASE-p8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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