CVE-2024-6760

7.5 highEPSS 0.7%

High (7.5) in freebsd freebsd. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic bug in the code which disables kernel tracing for setuid programs meant that tracing was not disabled when it should have, allowing unprivileged users to trace and inspect the behavior of setuid programs. The bug may be used by an unprivileged user to read the contents of files to which they would not otherwise have access, such as the local password database.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 54% of CVEs (scores of 2026-11-01)
CWE: CWE-862
Published: 2024-08-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

freebsd:freebsd

References

https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:06.ktrace.asc
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0010/

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