FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:31003

Info

FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31003
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-3890
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 03 2008 11:04PM
Credit: Nate Eldredge
Vulnerable: FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELENG
FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

FreeBSD/amd64 is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

FreeBSD/amd64 6.3 and 7.0 are vulnerable to this issue; fixes are available.

Exploit / POC

FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for more information.


FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0 -RELENG

FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3 -RELENG

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE

FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE

References

FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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