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CVE-2006-0379

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-01-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

FreeBSD kernel 5.4-STABLE and 6.0 does not completely initialize a buffer before making it available to userland, which could allow local users to read portions of kernel memory.

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 5.4-stable, 6.0-stable

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18599
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541
• http://www.osvdb.org/22730
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18599
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1015541
• http://www.osvdb.org/22730
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16373
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24338

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