CVE-2026-49424
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waitid() in FreeBSD leaks uninitialized kernel stack data
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-49424, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-08-19
Last updated on: 2026-08-19
Assigner: FreeBSD
Description
Description
The Linux waitid() implementation translates a FreeBSD siginfo_t struct into a stack-declared Linux siginfo_t. It did not first zero the stack struct.
An unprivileged user may observe 104 bytes of uninitialized kernel stack data, which may contain sensitive information.
CVSS Scores
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.3 |
| freebsd | freebsd | 14.4 |
| freebsd | freebsd | 15.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-908 | The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. |
