CVE-2019-5596
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...
- Published
- Feb 12, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- freebsd
- Evidence observed
- Jul 10, 2019
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
3- CVE-2019-5596Exploit
Full LPE Exploit for CVE-2019-5596 / FreeBSD-SA-19:02.fd
gr4yf0x · freebsd · Jul 10, 2019
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