CVE-2026-58087

Summary

The GETALL and SETALL commands in semctl(2) recorded the number of semaphores in the target set, dropped the lock protecting the set, allocated a buffer sized for that count, and reacquired the lock. A sequence-number check was used to verify that the set had not been replaced in the interim, but the sequence number wraps after 0x8000 create/destroy cycles. By rapidly destroying and recreating semaphore sets at the same index, another process can cause the sequence number to wrap, allowing a set with a different number of semaphores to pass validation. The subsequent copy then reads or writes past the end of the allocated buffer.

An unprivileged local user can trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes on kernel heap memory, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-191: CWE-191: Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
• CWE-125: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
• CWE-787: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: total

References

• https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:54.sysvsem.asc

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