Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-5710
CVE-2013-5710
Description
The nullfs implementation in sys/fs/nullfs/null_vnops.c in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2 allows local users with certain permissions to bypass access restrictions via a hardlink in a nullfs instance to a file in a different instance.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=8.3,<=9.2
Patches
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