CVE-2021-29628
mediumpriority · track · 30OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245764-876ffe28796c, 12.2-STABLE before r369857, 13.0-RELEASE before p1, and 12.2-RELEASE before p7, a system call triggering a fault could cause SMAP protections to be disabled for the duration of the system call. This weakness could be combined with other kernel bugs to craft an exploit.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (7)
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references (9)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29628cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:11.smap.asccnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210713-0002/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/FreeBSD-privilege-escalation-via-SMAP-Bypass-35552cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021052716cnnvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:11.smap.ascenisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210713-0002/enisa_euvd
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:11.smap.ascExploitVendor Advisorynvd
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