CVE-2026-39461libcasper(3) communicates with helper processes via UNIX domain sockets, and uses the select(2) system call to wait for data to become available.
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libcasper(3) communicates with helper processes via UNIX domain sockets, and uses the select(2) system call to wait for data to become available. However, it does not verify that its socket descriptor fits within select(2)'s descriptor set size limit of FD_SETSIZE (1024). An attacker able to cause an application using libcasper(3) to allocate large file descriptors, e.g., by opening many descriptors and executing a program which is not careful to close them upon startup, may trigger stack corruption. If the target application runs with setuid root privileges, this could be used to escalate local privileges.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-121
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
freebsd freebsd freebsd:freebsd | 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; 14.3; and 21 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:22.libcasper.ascvendor-advisory
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