Description
The device file system (devfs) in FreeBSD 5.x does not properly check parameters of the node type when creating a device node, which makes hidden devices available to attackers, who can then bypass restrictions on a jailed process.
References
- 14334 vdb-entry
- 18123 vdb-entry
- freebsd-devfs-gain-privileges(21451) vdb-entry
- 16145 third-party-advisory
- 1014536 vdb-entry