CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1883

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The issetugid system call in the Linux compatibility layer in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to gain privilege via unspecified vectors.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized privilege escalation by local users, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor local user access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The issetugid system call in the Linux compatibility layer in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to gain privilege via unspecified vectors.

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