5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-45256
Missing permission check in thr_kill2(2)
Description

When used to deliver a signal to a specific thread, thr_kill2(2) called p_cansignal() to determine whether the operation was permitted but did not check the result before delivering the signal. The signal was sent even when the permission check failed. The system call returned the resulting error to the caller, but by then the signal had already been delivered. The missing check allows an unprivileged local user who knows or can guess a target's process and thread IDs to send any signal to a process they would not normally be permitted to signal, including processes owned by other users or by root. The same check enforces jail boundaries, so a jailed process can signal processes on the host or in other jails. Thread IDs are allocated globally and sequentially, and so can be discovered by brute force with no visibility into the target. An attacker can stop or terminate arbitrary processes, including critical system daemons, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

INFO

Published Date :

June 26, 2026, 2:43 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 26, 2026, 2:43 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

freebsd
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-45256 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Apply vendor patches to correct the signal delivery logic and permission check.
  • Apply vendor patches.
  • Ensure signal delivery checks are enforced.
  • Restrict unprivileged process signaling capabilities.

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