CVE-2017-1085

NameCVE-2017-1085
DescriptionIn FreeBSD before 11.2-RELEASE, an application which calls setrlimit() to increase RLIMIT_STACK may turn a read-only memory region below the stack into a read-write region. A specially crafted executable could be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the user context.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

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

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kfreebsd-10source(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://www.qualys.com/2017/06/19/stack-clash/stack-clash.txt
kfreebsd not covered by security support

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