CVE-2016-1881

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially gain privilege via a crafted Linux compatibility layer setgroups system call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:04.linux.ascVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034676Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:04.linux.ascVendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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