PT-2015-3339

CVE-2015-5675

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Published

2015-08-25

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Updated

2018-10-09

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 9.3 through 10.1
Description The issue is related to the sys amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel, which is associated with insufficient access control. This can be exploited by a local attacker to gain privileges or cause a denial of service, resulting in a kernel panic.
Recommendations For versions 9.3 and 10.1, consider applying security patches or updates to fix the issue with the sys amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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