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FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-06:06.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-06:06.kmem.asc
Insight
Insight
The network sub-system commonly utilizes the ioctl(2) mechanism to pass information regarding the current state and statistics of logical and physical network devices. A buffer allocated from the kernel stack may not be completely initialized before being copied to userland. [CVE-2006-0379] A logic error in computing a buffer length may allow too much data to be copied into userland. [CVE-2006-0380]
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-06:06.kmem.asc