CVE-2026-49424 PUBLISHED

Kernel stack disclosure in Linux compatibility layer

Assigner: freebsd
Reserved: 29.05.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor FreeBSD
Product FreeBSD
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 15.0-RELEASE to p11 (excl.)
  • affected from 14.4-RELEASE to p7 (excl.)
  • affected from 14.3-RELEASE to p16 (excl.)

Credits

  • Adam Crosser, Praetorian finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource CWE