CVE-2006-5483 Privilege escalation in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 24 Oct 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can set restricted scheduler policies to cause denial of service or potentially escalate privileges in FreeBSD.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-5483?

CVE-2006-5483 is a low-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 24 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

p1003_1b.c in FreeBSD 6.1 allows local users to cause an unspecified denial of service by setting a scheduler policy, which should only be settable by root.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5483?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-5483 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5483 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-56rx-xfhh-p2jr.