Description
When the JAIL_AT_DESC flag is specified, kern_jail_set() and kern_jail_get() released the reference to the caller's current prison before looking up the jail descriptor. If the descriptor lookup failed, error-handling paths released the same reference a second time.
An unprivileged local user can trigger a prison reference count underflow, which may cause the prison structure to be freed while still in use. When this is done on the jail host, the bug will generally result in an immediate panic. However, if the user is running in a jail, then it may be possible to exploit the bug to elevate privileges.
An unprivileged local user can trigger a prison reference count underflow, which may cause the prison structure to be freed while still in use. When this is done on the jail host, the bug will generally result in an immediate panic. However, if the user is running in a jail, then it may be possible to exploit the bug to elevate privileges.
Published:
2026-08-19
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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | When the JAIL_AT_DESC flag is specified, kern_jail_set() and kern_jail_get() released the reference to the caller's current prison before looking up the jail descriptor. If the descriptor lookup failed, error-handling paths released the same reference a second time. An unprivileged local user can trigger a prison reference count underflow, which may cause the prison structure to be freed while still in use. When this is done on the jail host, the bug will generally result in an immediate panic. However, if the user is running in a jail, then it may be possible to exploit the bug to elevate privileges. | |
| Title | Jail reference count underflow | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-911 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T04:32:39.446Z
Reserved: 2026-05-29T20:24:28.616Z
Link: CVE-2026-49419
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T05:17:04.053
Modified: 2026-08-19T05:17:04.053
Link: CVE-2026-49419
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