Use After Free Affecting openbsd/src package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENBSDSRC-17661010
  • published28 Jun 2026
  • disclosed25 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-57589  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the sys_semget process due to improper handling of memory after a context switch following a call to tsleep. An attacker can gain elevated privileges by triggering a use-after-free condition during semaphore operations.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1