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CVE-2015-5675

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The sys_amd64 IRET Handler in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.3 and 10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (kernel panic).

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 9.3, 10.1

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133335/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-IRET-Handler-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536321/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76485
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033376
• https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:21.amd64.asc
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133335/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-IRET-Handler-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536321/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76485
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033376
• https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:21.amd64.asc

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