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TI-2026-74624 Aliases CVE-2026-101302

FreeBSD kernel TLS receive path off-by-one causes remote kernel panic

Priority LOW 28CWE-193Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-193 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

FreeBSD releases 15.1-RELEASE before p4, 15.0-RELEASE before p14, 14.5-RELEASE before p1 and 14.4-RELEASE before p10 are affected. An off-by-one error (CWE-193) in the kernel code that searches for the inner record type of decrypted TLS 1.3 records causes an underflow followed by a NULL pointer dereference. A remote TLS 1.3 peer can send a specially crafted record to cause a kernel panic, resulting in a denial of service.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

TLS 1.3 embeds the actual record type as the last non-zero byte of the decrypted payload, optionally followed by zero padding. The code which searches for the inner record type had an off-by-one bug which could be triggered by an invalid frame, leading to an underflow followed by an unconditional NULL pointer dereference, causing a kernel panic. A remote TLS 1.3 peer can send a specially crafted record to trigger a kernel panic, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FreeBSD (FreeBSD): p4, p14, p1 +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
FreeBSDFreeBSD15.1-RELEASE to before p4; 15.0-RELEASE to before p14; 14.5-RELEASE to before p1; 14.4-RELEASE to before p10p4, p14, p1, p10Patch availableCNA
  • FreeBSD VendorFreeBSD Affected 15.1-RELEASE to before p4; 15.0-RELEASE to before p14; 14.5-RELEASE to before p1; 14.4-RELEASE to before p10 Fixed in p4, p14, p1, p10 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 29

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p4VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p5VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*14.4 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
  • 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:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p4 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p5 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.4 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
Show 19 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*14.5VulnerableFreeBSD
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:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p10VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p11VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p12VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p13VulnerableFreeBSD
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:15.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p6VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p7VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p8VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 p9VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1 p1VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1 p2VulnerableFreeBSD
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1 p3VulnerableFreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.5 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:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p10 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p11 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p12 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p13 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p6 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p7 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p8 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 p9 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 p1 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 p2 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 p3 Vulnerable ·FreeBSD

Remediation

Apply the fixed patch level for each release: p4 for 15.1-RELEASE, p14 for 15.0-RELEASE, p1 for 14.5-RELEASE and p10 for 14.4-RELEASE.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA FreeBSD (FreeBSD) Fixed in p4, p14, p1, p10

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    FreeBSD p1, p10 and 2 more versions

    3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-74625 IPv6 UDP sendto bypasses jail loopback restriction in FreeBSDPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-74609 Out-of-bounds heap access in FreeBSD semop(2)Priority LOW 37
    Show all 3 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101302

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
See all 576 →

Sources

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