Use After Free in FreeBSD
CVE-2026-49422
The RACK setsockopt(2) handler drops the connection lock in order to copy option data from userspace, then reacquires the lock. After reacquiring, it verifies that the TCP stack had not been switched away, but did not reload its pointer to the stack's per-connection control block. If userspace switches stacks twice during this window, the check will succeed but the saved pointer will refer to freed memory. The bug may be exploitable by an unprivileged local user to escalate privileges.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secteam@freebsd.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-49422?
- CVE-2026-49422 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2026-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2026-49422?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.