High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2026· Updated Jul 1, 2026
CVE-2026-49417
CVE-2026-49417
Description
Second, the audio buffer backing a mapping could be freed when the device was closed even though the mapping remained valid. The freed memory could then be reused elsewhere while still accessible through the stale mapping.
The /dev/dsp device nodes are world-accessible by default. On a system with an audio device, either issue allows an unprivileged local user to read and write kernel memory, which can be used to escalate privileges, potentially gaining full control of the affected system. At a minimum, an attacker can crash the kernel, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected products
32cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 30 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:27.sound.ascnvdVendor Advisory
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