CVE-2024-6760

Protected-file disclosure via inverted ktrace privilege check

Published Aug 11, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2024

Information disclosure in FreeBSD 13.3, 14.0, and 14.1 allows local users to read protected files by tracing setuid programs. In ktrprocexec, an inverted priv_check_cred result causes the kernel to retain ktrace parameters when a traced process executes a setuid binary. An unprivileged local user must start tracing before that execution and can then inspect privileged file reads, including the local password database.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in FreeBSD 13.3, 14.0, and 14.1 allows local users to read protected files by tracing setuid programs. In ktrprocexec, an inverted priv_check_cred result causes the kernel to retain ktrace parameters when a traced process executes a setuid binary. An unprivileged local user must start tracing before that execution and can then inspect privileged file reads, including the local password database.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6760
Published
Aug 11, 2024
Updated
Oct 29, 2024
Vendor
The FreeBSD Project
Product
FreeBSD
Classifications
CWE-862, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 29, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=13.3-RELEASE <p5
  2. Affected versionversion=14.0-RELEASE <p9
  3. Affected versionversion=14.1-RELEASE <p3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The FreeBSD Project · FreeBSDversion=13.3-RELEASE <p5; version=14.0-RELEASE <p9; version=14.1-RELEASE <p3

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1005Data from Local System

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