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TI-2026-05604 Aliases CVE-2026-6386GHSA-99g5-mwj2-6xjq

Missing large page handling in pmap_pkru_update_range()

Priority LOW 27CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

In order to apply a particular protection key to an address range, the kernel must update the corresponding page table entries. The subroutine which handled this failed to take into account the presence of 1GB largepage mappings created using the shm_create_largepage(3) interface. In particular, it would always treat a page directory page entry as pointing to another page table page. The bug can be abused by an unprivileged user to cause pmap_pkru_update_range() to treat userspace memory as a page table page, and thus overwrite memory to which the application would otherwise not have access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00204 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FreeBSD (FreeBSD): p6, p2, p11 +1

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
FreeBSDFreeBSD15.0-RELEASE to before p6; 14.4-RELEASE to before p2; 14.3-RELEASE to before p11; 13.5-RELEASE to before p12p6, p2, p11, p12Patch availableCNA
  • FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected 15.0-RELEASE to before p6; 14.4-RELEASE to before p2; 14.3-RELEASE to before p11; 13.5-RELEASE to before p12 Fixed in p6, p2, p11, p12 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 33

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 beta3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p10VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p11VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 beta3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p11 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 23 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*13.5 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p10VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*14.3 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 rc1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.5 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.3 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreeBSD (FreeBSD) Fixed in p6, p2, p11, p12

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    FreeBSD p11, p12 and 2 more versions

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-04725 Kernel use-after-free bug in the TIOCNOTTY handlerPriority LOW 38

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6386
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99g5-mwj2-6xjq

References

  • 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