FreeBSD General Protection Fault privilege escalation
| freebsd-fault-privilege-escalation (44905) |  High Risk |
Description:
FreeBSD, when running on a 64bit system with a FreeBSD/amd64 kernel, could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system. By causing a General Protection Fault while the kernel is returning from processing an interrupt or system call, a local attacker could cause the incorrect execution of swapgs CPU instruction. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system with kernel level privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.9 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Refer to FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- FreeBSD Web site: The FreeBSD Project.
- FreeBSD-SA-08:07.amd64: amd64 swapgs local privilege escalation .
- BID-31003: FreeBSD/amd64 'swapgs' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3890: The kernel in FreeBSD 6.3 through 7.0 on amd64 platforms can make an extra swapgs call after a General Protection Fault (GPF), which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a GPF during the kernel's return from (1) an interrupt, (2) a trap, or (3) a system call.
- SA31743: FreeBSD AMD64 General Protection Fault Privilege Escalation
- SECTRACK ID: 1020815: FreeBSD Kernel amd64 swapgs Bug Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
Platforms Affected:
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.3
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 6.4
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 7.0
Reported:
Sep 03, 2008
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