CVE-2019-5603 - In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350261, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r350263, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, system calls operating on file descriptors as part of mqueuefs did not properly release the reference allowing a malicious user to overflow the counter allowing access to files, directories, and sockets opened by processes owned by other users

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HIGH

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350261, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r350263, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, system calls operating on file descriptors as part of mqueuefs did not properly release the reference allowing a malicious user to overflow the counter allowing access to files, directories, and sockets opened by processes owned by other users

Published Jul 26, 2019

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.62%

Description

In FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE before r350261, 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p8, 11.3-STABLE before r350263, 11.3-RELEASE before 11.3-RELEASE-p1, and 11.2-RELEASE before 11.2-RELEASE-p12, system calls operating on file descriptors as part of mqueuefs did not properly release the reference allowing a malicious user to overflow the counter allowing access to files, directories, and sockets opened by processes owned by other users.

Affected products

Vendor FreeBSD Product FreeBSD Default
n/a
- Version
  FreeBSD before 12.0-RELEASE-p8
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  and before 11.2-RELEASE-p12
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  before 11.3-RELEASE-p1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

FreeBSD

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
FreeBSD before 12.0-RELEASE-p8	affected	-
and before 11.2-RELEASE-p12	affected	-
before 11.3-RELEASE-p1	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References (6)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153752/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-15.mqueuefs.html		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154172/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-24.mqueuefs.html		x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/35		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken Link
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:15.mqueuefs.asc		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDVendor Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-19:24.mqueuefs.asc		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190814-0003/		x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory