Description (CNA)
The sendfile system-call implementation in sys/kern/uipc_syscalls.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.2-RC1 and 9.2-RC2 does not properly pad transmissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (kernel memory) via a length greater than the length of the file.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-13%3a11.sendfile.asc
- http://osvdb.org/97142
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029013
- http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=255442
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.