TI-2024-26240 Aliases CVE-2024-39281 GHSA-g446-rqm3-4h89

Unbounded allocation in ctl(4) CAM Target Layer

LOW 30CWE-20Published 2024-11-12 · Updated 2025-01-10

Key facts

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

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

Summary

The command ctl_persistent_reserve_out allows the caller to specify an arbitrary size which will be passed to the kernel's memory allocator.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed FreeBSD (FreeBSD): p6, p2, p8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
FreeBSD	FreeBSD	14.1-RELEASE to before p6; 13.4-RELEASE to before p2; 13.3-RELEASE to before p8	p6, p2, p8	Patch available	CNA

FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected 14.1-RELEASE to before p6; 13.4-RELEASE to before p2; 13.3-RELEASE to before p8 Fixed in p6, p2, p8 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd::::::::	—	—	FreeBSD

cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·FreeBSD

Remediation

Fix · CNA FreeBSD (FreeBSD) Fixed in p6, p2, p8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2024-11-12
FreeBSD — security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:18.ctl.asc
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-30361 Unbounded allocation in ctl(4) CAM Target LayerPriority LOW 39
Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39281
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g446-rqm3-4h89

References

Advisory 1

https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:18.ctl.asc

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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