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CVE-2022-23091


A particular case of memory sharing is mishandled in the virtual memory system. This is very similar to SA-21:08.vm, but with a different root cause. An unprivileged local user process can maintain a mapping of a page after it is freed, allowing that process to read private data belonging to other processes or the kernel.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.0, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from freebsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-02-15T06:15:45.147

Last Modified

2025-06-04T22:09:07.247

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-401

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd < 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 12.3 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 13.1 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For freebsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.