Security Advisory
CVE-2019-5596
8.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
In FreeBSD 11.2-STABLE after r338618 and before r343786, 12.0-STABLE before r343781, and 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p3, a bug in the reference count implementation for UNIX domain sockets can cause a file structure to be incorrectly released potentially allowing a malicious local user to gain root privileges or escape from a jail.
Published Date
February 12, 2019
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory