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The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file

Published Sep 23, 2013

Description

The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 23, 2013
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 31, 2013
Link CVE-2013-5666
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2013-5666
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2013-5666