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CVE-2010-2693

FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial…

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FreebsdFreebsd
Versions 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 8.1

Weakness classification

CWE-264

References