CVE-2019-5596
HIGHFreeBSD - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Exploits (3)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Karsten König · bashlocalfreebsd
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47829
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (2)
freebsd/freebsd
11.2
freebsd/freebsd
12.0
Published
Feb 12, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026