Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting freebsd package, versions [,13.5.0-p13)[14.0.0,14.3.0-p12)[14.4.0,14.4.0-p3)[15.0.0,15.0.0-p7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREEBSD-16322978
  • published30 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Apr 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 30 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-39457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freebsd to version 13.5.0-p13, 14.3.0-p12, 14.4.0-p3, 15.0.0-p7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow due to improper validation of file descriptor values in the select process. An attacker can cause stack corruption and potentially escalate local privileges by forcing the allocation of large file descriptors and executing a program that does not properly close them upon startup. This is only exploitable if the target application is setuid-root.

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