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FreeBSD Linux Compatibility Mode System Call Handling Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA11983
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Release Date:
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2004-07-02
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Popularity:
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9,225 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | FreeBSD 4.x
FreeBSD 5.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Tim Robbins has discovered a vulnerability in FreeBSD, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information or gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within the handling of certain Linux system calls when running in Linux compatibility mode.
Successful exploitation allows unauthorised read/write access to kernel memory locations.
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