CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-15037

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In FreeBSD through version 11.1, the smb_strdupin function in sys/netsmb/smb_subr.c has a race condition leading to an out-of-bounds read, because it can cause t2p->t_name strings to lack a final null character.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive kernel memory, potentially leading to information disclosure or further privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Immediately update FreeBSD to version 11.2 or later, which includes a fix for the race condition.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In FreeBSD through 11.1, the smb_strdupin function in sys/netsmb/smb_subr.c has a race condition with a resultant out-of-bounds read, because it can cause t2p->t_name strings to lack a final '\0' character.

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