Auth bypass in FreeBSD

CVE-2021-29628

In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245764-876ffe28796c, 12.2-STABLE before r369857, 13.0-RELEASE before p1, and 12.2-RELEASE before p7, a system call triggering a fault could cause SMAP protections to be disabled for the duration of the system call. This weakness could be combined with other kernel bugs to craft an exploit.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-29628: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • FreeBSD — versions 12.2, 13.0
  • FreeBSD — versions FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE before p1, 12.2-RELEASE before p7

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-29628?
CVE-2021-29628 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-29628?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-29628 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.