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TI-2023-00713 Aliases CVE-2023-0751GHSA-4j3q-rqjq-x3f3

GELI silently omits the keyfile if read from stdin

Priority LOW 30CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

When GELI reads a key file from standard input, it does not reuse the key file to initialize multiple providers at once resulting in the second and subsequent devices silently using a NULL key as the user key file. If a user only uses a key file without a user passphrase, the master key is encrypted with an empty key file allowing trivial recovery of the master key.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00637 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FreeBSD (FreeBSD): 13.1-RELEASE-p6, 12.4-RELEASE-p1, 12.3-RELEASE-p11

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreeBSDFreeBSD13.1-RELEASE to before 13.1-RELEASE-p6; 12.4-RELEASE to before 12.4-RELEASE-p1; 12.3-RELEASE to before 12.3-RELEASE-p1113.1-RELEASE-p6, 12.4-RELEASE-p1, 12.3-RELEASE-p11Patch availableCNA
  • FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected 13.1-RELEASE to before 13.1-RELEASE-p6; 12.4-RELEASE to before 12.4-RELEASE-p1; 12.3-RELEASE to before 12.3-RELEASE-p11 Fixed in 13.1-RELEASE-p6, 12.4-RELEASE-p1, 12.3-RELEASE-p11 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 18

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:rc2-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4 rc2-p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:rc2-p2:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4 rc2-p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:rc2-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4 rc2-p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:12.4:rc2-p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4 rc2-p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:b1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 b1-p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:b2-p2:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 b2-p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:rc1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1 rc1-p1VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:b1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 b1-p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:b2-p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 b2-p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.1:rc1-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 rc1-p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreeBSD (FreeBSD) Fixed in 13.1-RELEASE-p6, 12.4-RELEASE-p1, 12.3-RELEASE-p11

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0751
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4j3q-rqjq-x3f3
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • 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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