Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in FreeBSD SUID Binary

CVE-2026-49415

What is CVE-2026-49415?

This vulnerability allows an unprivileged local user to exploit a timing window during the execution of a SUID binary where process credentials are not properly updated before the virtual address space is modified. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive memory regions of the target process via procfs or linprocfs. Attackers can leverage this flaw to gain control over the affected system, posing a significant security risk.

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