CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1881

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to system crashes and unauthorized access to resources, which can lead to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor logs for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS