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FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc
Insight
Insight
In many parts of the FreeBSD kernel, names (of mount points, devices, files, etc.) are manipulated as NULL-terminated strings, but are provided to applications within fixed-length buffers. In several places, variable-length strings were copied into fixed-length buffers without zeroing the unused portion of the buffer.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-05:08.kmem.asc