Freebsd · Freebsd · CVE-2018-6925
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
FreeBSD versions prior to 11.2-STABLE(r338986)
FreeBSD versions prior to 11.2-RELEASE-p4
FreeBSD versions prior to 11.1-RELEASE-p15
FreeBSD versions prior to 10.4-STABLE(r338985)
FreeBSD versions prior to 10.4-RELEASE-p13
**Description**
The issue is related to errors in pointer dereferencing, which can lead to a crash of the application when exploited. Specifically, in FreeBSD, improper maintenance of IPv6 protocol control block flags through various failure paths can cause a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a kernel crash. An unprivileged authenticated local user may be able to exploit this issue.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 11.2-STABLE(r338986), update to 11.2-STABLE(r338986) or later.
For versions prior to 11.2-RELEASE-p4, update to 11.2-RELEASE-p4 or later.
For versions prior to 11.1-RELEASE-p15, update to 11.1-RELEASE-p15 or later.
For versions prior to 10.4-STABLE(r338985), update to 10.4-STABLE(r338985) or later.
For versions prior to 10.4-RELEASE-p13, update to 10.4-RELEASE-p13 or later.