Local privilege escalation via execve() 2 months ago
-p8 is the current patch level for 15.0-RELEASE so if people have been keeping on top of patching this is already two reboots in the past.
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Local privilege escalation via execve() 2 months ago
Not sure why the snark but if people are running FreeBSD then they should be...basket weaving instead of using it? Yes, the correct solution is to patch and reboot but not everyone is in a place to jump and do that which is why a temp workaround, if possible, would be welcome
Local privilege escalation via execve() 2 months ago
V. Solution
Upgrade your vulnerable system to a supported FreeBSD stable or release / security branch (releng) dated after the correction date, and reboot the system.
Not everyone can just freebsd-update and reboot, so yes, "Oh dear." is a good response to this.