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CVE-2026-45256
Published:June 26, 2026
Updated:June 29, 2026
When used to deliver a signal to a specific thread, thr_kill2(2) called p_cansignal() to determine whether the operation was permitted but did not check the result before delivering the signal. The signal was sent even when the permission check failed. The system call returned the resulting error to the caller, but by then the signal had already been delivered. The missing check allows an unprivileged local user who knows or can guess a target's process and thread IDs to send any signal to a process they would not normally be permitted to signal, including processes owned by other users or by root. The same check enforces jail boundaries, so a jailed process can signal processes on the host or in other jails. Thread IDs are allocated globally and sequentially, and so can be discovered by brute force with no visibility into the target. An attacker can stop or terminate arbitrary processes, including critical system daemons, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected Packages
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/14.4.0 <release/14.4.0-p6
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/14.4.0-p6
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/15.0.0 <release/15.0.0-p10
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/15.0.0-p10
https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=release/14.3.0 <release/14.3.0-p15
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version release/14.3.0-p15
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Privilege Management
EPSS
Base Score:
0.09