CVE-2019-15877
lowpriority · track · 22OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 16 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE before r356606 and 12.1-RELEASE before 12.1-RELEASE-p3, driver specific ioctl command handlers in the ixl network driver failed to check whether the caller has sufficient privileges allowing unprivileged users to trigger updates to the device's non-volatile memory.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (2)
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references (6)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15877cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:06.if_ixl_ioctl.asccnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FreeBSD-privilege-escalation-via-ixl-ioctl-31839cnnvd
- https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:06.if_ixl_ioctl.ascPatchcnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:06.if_ixl_ioctl.ascenisa_euvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:06.if_ixl_ioctl.ascPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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