Missing permission check in thr_kill2(2)_CVE-2026-45256

5.5 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

When used to deliver a signal to a specific thread, thr_kill2(2) called p_cansignal() to determine whether the operation was permitted but did not check the result before delivering the signal. The signal was sent even when the permission check failed. The system call returned the resulting error to the caller, but by then the signal had already been delivered.

The missing check allows an unprivileged local user who knows or can guess a target's process and thread IDs to send any signal to a process they would not normally be permitted to signal, including processes owned by other users or by root. The same check enforces jail boundaries, so a jailed process can signal processes on the host or in other jails. Thread IDs are allocated globally and sequentially, and so can be discovered by brute force with no visibility into the target.

An attacker can stop or terminate arbitrary processes, including critical system daemons, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-45256

Source freebsd

Published Jun 26, 2026 at 14:43

Modified Jun 26, 2026 at 15:30

Affected Product

Vendor FreeBSD

Product FreeBSD

Version 15.0-RELEASE

Affected Versions FreeBSD FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE
FreeBSD FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE

CWE Classification

CWE-269

References

security.freebsd.org /advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:25.thr.asc

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