CVE-2026-57589
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
sys/kern/sysv_sem.c in OpenBSD through 7.9 has a use-after-free allowing local privilege escalation to root. This is a context switch use-after-free after tsleep in sys_semget().
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2066OpenBSD: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2026-06-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in OpenBSD ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
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sources
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/1957873d2063db11dab780eca75b5e629d1e838dcnnvd
- https://openai.com/index/patch-the-planet/cnnvd
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/1957873d2063db11dab780eca75b5e629d1e838denisa_euvd
- https://openai.com/index/patch-the-planet/enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/1957873d2063db11dab780eca75b5e629d1e838dPatchnvd
- https://openai.com/index/patch-the-planet/Third Party Advisorynvd
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