Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1885

Description

Integer 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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Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSDinferred5 versions
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- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.3 < p39, 10.1 < p31, 10.2 < p14

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/136276/FreeBSD-Kernel-amd64_set_ldt-Heap-Overflow.htmlnvdExploit
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39570/nvdExploit
security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:15.sysarch.ascnvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/56nvd
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/67nvd
www.coresecurity.com/advisories/freebsd-kernel-amd64setldt-heap-overflownvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537812/100/0/threadednvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537813/100/0/threadednvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035309nvd

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