Vulnerability Details CVE-2019-5596
In FreeBSD 11.2-STABLE after r338618 and before r343786, 12.0-STABLE before r343781, and 12.0-RELEASE before 12.0-RELEASE-p3, a bug in the reference count implementation for UNIX domain sockets can cause a file structure to be incorrectly released potentially allowing a malicious local user to gain root privileges or escape from a jail.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.006
EPSS Ranking 67.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2019-5596
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cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:11.2
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cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:freebsd:12.0