CVE-2016-1885

NameCVE-2016-1885
DescriptionInteger signedness error in the amd64_set_ldt function in sys/amd64/amd64/sys_machdep.c in FreeBSD 9.3 before p39, 10.1 before p31, and 10.2 before p14 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via an i386_set_ldt system call, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Debian Bugs818426

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
kfreebsd-10 (PTS)jessie10.1~svn274115-4vulnerable
stretch10.3~svn300087-3fixed
buster10.3~svn300087-5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kfreebsd-10source(unstable)10.3~svn300087-1unimportant818426
kfreebsd-9sourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
kfreebsd-9source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

kfreebsd not covered by security support in Jessie
[wheezy] - kfreebsd-9 <end-of-life> (Unsupported in wheezy-lts)

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