High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1881

Description

The kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially gain privilege via a crafted Linux compatibility layer setgroups system call.

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Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSD3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Range: 9.3, 10.1, 10.2

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References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1034676nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:04.linux.ascnvdVendor Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.htmlnvd

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