CVE-2016-1885

Published Apr 8, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2979 Integer signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00234}

epss

{'score': 0.0015}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved
Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 12, 2016, 2:00 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM