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CVE-2010-2693

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FreeBSD 7.1 through 8.1-PRERELEASE does not copy the read-only flag when creating a duplicate mbuf buffer reference, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system file corruption) and gain privileges via the sendfile system call.

Date published : 2010-07-13

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41577

http://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-10:07.mbuf.asc

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