CVE-2016-1881 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially gain privilege via a crafted Linux compatibility layer setgroups system call.

Published: 2017-02-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2975	The kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially gain privilege via a crafted Linux compatibility layer setgroups system call.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034676
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:04.linux.asc

History

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Freebsd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.312Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1881

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-15T15:59:00.340

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-1881

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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