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shmat reference counting bug

Description:

A programming error in the shmat(2) system call can result in a shared memory segment's reference count being erroneously incremented.

It may be possible to cause a shared memory segment to reference unallocated kernel memory, but remain valid. This could allow a local attacker to gain read or write access to a portion of kernel memory, resulting in sensitive information disclosure, bypass of access control mechanisms, or privilege escalation.

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Affects:

portaudit: shmat reference counting bug

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Oliver Eikemeier <eik@FreeBSD.org>