TI-2008-03729 Aliases CVE-2008-3890 GHSA-3cg3-w3v4-rw4g

The kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.0 on amd64 platforms can make an extra swapgs call…

LOW 31CWE-264Published 2008-09-05 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.0 on amd64 platforms can make an extra swapgs call after a General Protection Fault (GPF), which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a GPF during the kernel's return from (1) an interrupt, (2) a trap, or (3) a system call.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00314 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:::::::*	6.3	Vulnerable	FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:::::::*	7.0	Vulnerable	FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:h:amd:amd64::::::::	all versions	Running on	AMD

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
cpe:2.3:h:amd:amd64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·AMD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3890
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3cg3-w3v4-rw4g

References

Advisory 1

FreeBSD-SA-08:07

TI-2011-04182 Buffer overflow in libtelnet/encrypt.c in telnetd in FreeBSD 7.3 through 9.0, MIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-03684 Integer overflow in print-bgp.c in the BGP dissector in tcpdump 3.9.6 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2003-00642 The prescan function in Sendmail 8.12.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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