In MidnightBSD before 1.2.6 and 1.3 before August 2020, and FreeBSD before 7, a NULL…
Priority LOW 25CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In MidnightBSD before 1.2.6 and 1.3 before August 2020, and FreeBSD before 7, a NULL pointer dereference was found in the Linux emulation layer that allows attackers to crash the running kernel. During binary interaction, td->td_emuldata in sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.h is not getting initialized and returns NULL from em_find().
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00367 30th 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:midnightbsd:midnightbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.6; 1.3 – 2020-08-19 | Vulnerable | MidnightBSD |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.0 | Vulnerable | FreeBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:midnightbsd:midnightbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.6; 1.3 – 2020-08-19 Vulnerable ·MidnightBSD
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24385
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p9x8-8fhr-66mg
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-24385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p9x8-8fhr-66mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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