Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old NetBSD kernel denial-of-service issue. A local user on NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 could trigger a kernel trap or panic by passing an oversized control-length value to sendmsg. Business impact is service interruption on legacy hosts, not remote compromise based on the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely limited to legacy systems still running NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5 with untrusted or low-privilege local users. Modern NetBSD systems are not identified as affected in the supplied bundle. Treat as a legacy availability risk. It is not evidence of current remote compromise, but any production host still running these NetBSD versions should be remediated or retired because a local user could crash the system. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for NetBSD 1.3 through 1.5.; Review NetBSD-SA2001-011 for vendor-cited corrective guidance.; Restrict untrusted local shell access on affected hosts..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- bsd-kernel-sendmsg-dos(6908)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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