CVE-2015-1415

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: yes
Published: 2015-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile (/boot/encryption.key), which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file.

Affected products

FreeBSD: through 10.1; 10.0, 10.0-rc1, 10.0-rc2, 10.1-rc1, 10.1-rc2, 10.1-rc3 (+1)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131338/FreeBSD-10.x-ZFS-encryption.key-Disclosure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535209/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032042
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall.asc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131338/FreeBSD-10.x-ZFS-encryption.key-Disclosure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535209/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032042
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:08.bsdinstall.asc

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