vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-5afcc9a4-7e04-11ee-8e38-002590c1f29c (CVE-2023-5941): FreeBSD -- libc stdio buffer overflow
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 8, 2023 | Nov 9, 2023 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 8, 2023
Added
Nov 9, 2023
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Problem Description: For line-buffered streams the __sflush() function did not correctly update the FILE object's write space member when the write(2) system call returns an error. Impact: Depending on the nature of an application that calls libc's stdio functions and the presence of errors returned from the write(2) system call (or an overridden stdio write routine) a heap buffer overfly may occur. Such overflows may lead to data corruption or the execution of arbitrary code at the privilege level of the calling program.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-base-13_2-release-p5freebsd-upgrade-base-12_4-release-p7
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