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TI-2020-05979 Aliases CVE-2020-7456GHSA-g86x-jhxw-c6c2

Memory corruption in FreeBSD

Priority LOW 31CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r361918, 12.1-RELEASE before p6, 11.4-STABLE before r361919, 11.3-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RC2 before p1, an invalid memory location may be used for HID items if the push/pop level is not restored within the processing of that HID item allowing an attacker with physical access to a USB port to be able to use a specially crafted USB device to gain kernel or user-space code execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0056 46th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—FreeBSDFreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p6, 11.3-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RC2 before p1—No fix listedCNA
  • FreeBSD Vendor— Affected FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE before p6, 11.3-RELEASE before p10, and 11.4-RC2 before p1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4 rc1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*11.4 rc2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*12.1 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:11.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7456
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g86x-jhxw-c6c2

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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