FreeBSD devfs Local Security Vulnerability (CVE-2014-3001)

FreeBSD devfs Local Security Vulnerability (CVE-2014-3001)

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Affected Systems:
FreeBSD <10.0 p2
Description:
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Bugtraq id: 67158
CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2014-3001
 
FreeBSD is a UNIX operating system and an important branch of Unix developed from BSD, javasbsd, and 4.4BSD.
 
In versions earlier than FreeBSD 10.0 p2, The devfs of the device file system did not load the default rule group at startup, which allows independent context attackers to restrict the process of the device node, attackers can exploit this vulnerability to bypass the target restriction.
 

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Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:11.sendfile.asc
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FreeBSD
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FreeBSD has released a Security Bulletin (FreeBSD-SA-13: 11. sendfile. asc) and patches for this:
FreeBSD-SA-13: 11. sendfile. asc: Kernel memory disclosure in sendfile (2)
Link: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13:11.sendfile.asc

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