PT-2026-36012 · Freebsd · Freebsd
Ryan Austin
·
Published
2026-04-29
·
Updated
2026-06-16
·
CVE-2026-7270
CVSS v3.1
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FreeBSD versions prior to 15.0-RELEASE-p7
FreeBSD versions prior to 14.4-RELEASE-p3
FreeBSD versions prior to 14.3-RELEASE-p12
FreeBSD versions prior to 13.5-RELEASE-p13
FreeBSD versions from 2013 through 13.4.x
Description
An operator precedence bug in the kernel within the
exec args adjust args() function leads to a buffer overflow. This allows attacker-controlled data to overwrite adjacent execve(2) argument buffers. An unprivileged user can exploit this issue to execute code with kernel privileges and obtain superuser (root) access to the system.Recommendations
Update to version 15.0-RELEASE-p7.
Update to version 14.4-RELEASE-p3.
Update to version 14.3-RELEASE-p12.
Update to version 13.5-RELEASE-p13.
Apply the available patch for versions older than the listed releases.
Exploit
Fix
LPE
Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾
Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Freebsd