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CVE-2026-49424

Kernel stack disclosure in Linux compatibility layer

Medium5.5EPSS 0.15%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
freebsd

Description

The Linux waitid() implementation translates a FreeBSD siginfo_t struct into a stack-declared Linux siginfo_t. It did not first zero the stack struct. An unprivileged user may observe 104 bytes of uninitialized kernel stack data, which may contain sensitive information.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By freebsd

  2. · 3 months later

    Published

  3. · 7 days later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2026-49424, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.15% · top 96% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • FreeBSD · FreeBSD

    • affected 15.0-RELEASE – < p11
    • affected 14.4-RELEASE – < p7
    • affected 14.3-RELEASE – < p16

References (1)

Sources

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