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CVE-2014-0998
Published: Feb 2, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Integer signedness error in the vt console driver (formerly Newcons) in FreeBSD 9.3 before p10 and 10.1 before p6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a negative value in a VT_WAITACTIVE ioctl call, which triggers an array index error and out-of-bounds kernel memory access.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20150127 [CORE-2015-0003] - FreeBSD Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
mailing-list
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20150127 [CORE-2015-0003] - FreeBSD Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
FreeBSD-EN-15:01
vendor-advisory
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