CVE-2026-5398 (GCVE-0-2026-5398)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-22 02:23 – Updated: 2026-04-23 03:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kernel use-after-free bug in the TIOCNOTTY handler
Summary
The implementation of TIOCNOTTY failed to clear a back-pointer from the structure representing the controlling terminal to the calling process' session. If the invoking process then exits, the terminal structure may end up containing a pointer to freed memory.
A malicious process can abuse the dangling pointer to grant itself root privileges.
Severity
8.4 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-22 00:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-S… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-04-21 18:00
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