FreeBSD Security Advisory: Local Privilege Escalation via execve() Affects All Supported Versions
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Summary
FreeBSD released a security advisory (FreeBSD-SA-26:13.exec) addressing a local privilege escalation vulnerability via the execve() system call. The vulnerability affects all supported versions of FreeBSD. It was discovered by Ryan of Calif.io and has been corrected in the stable/15 branch as of April 29, 2026. The advisory provides details on the affected module (execve(2)), the category (core), and the fix timeline.
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Credits: Ryan of Calif.io
Affects: All supported versions of FreeBSD.
Article URL: https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:13.exec.asc
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48077971
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