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CVE-2016-1885
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-12T02:00:06.243 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:42:47.987

Summary

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.

Affected products

freebsd — freebsd

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References

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