Out-of-bounds Write Affecting freebsd package, versions [,14.3.0-p14)[14.4.0,14.4.0-p5)[15.0.0,15.0.0-p9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FREEBSD-16874112
  • published25 May 2026
  • disclosed21 May 2026
  • creditRyan

Introduced: 21 May 2026

CVE-2026-45253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade freebsd to version 14.3.0-p14, 14.4.0-p5, 15.0.0-p9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via improper validation of parameters in the ptrace process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code in kernel context and escalate privileges by supplying crafted arguments to the affected system calls.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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