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FreeBSD-SA-26:57.unix Security Advisory

Type: patchSources: FreeBSD security

A use-after-free in FreeBSD unix SOCK_STREAM message handling could let an unprivileged local user escalate privileges. The advisory provides corrected FreeBSD 15.x release versions and update instructions.

Products
FreeBSD
Affected versions
FreeBSD 15.0 and later
Fixed versions
15.0-RELEASE-p13, 15.1-RELEASE-p3
CVEs
CVE-2026-58090
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 21:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

FreeBSD-SA-26:57.unix Security Advisory

official-freebsd-security · Original source

Published 25 Aug 2026, 00:00 UTC

A use-after-free in FreeBSD unix SOCK_STREAM message handling could let an unprivileged local user escalate privileges. The advisory provides corrected FreeBSD 15.x release versions and update instructions.

Topic: Use-after-free in unix SOCK_STREAM message handling

FreeBSD

Fixed versions: 15.1-RELEASE-p3, 15.0-RELEASE-p13

Complete source record
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  "id": "aff3d729aeb0bbb0973cb5be334039a876e93af5e039f32aad06994577793dfc",
  "url": "https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:57.unix.asc",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "patch",
    "title": "FreeBSD-SA-26:57.unix Security Advisory",
    "summary": "A use-after-free in FreeBSD unix SOCK_STREAM message handling could let an unprivileged local user escalate privileges. The advisory provides corrected FreeBSD 15.x release versions and update instructions.",
    "evidence": "Topic: Use-after-free in unix SOCK_STREAM message handling",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "FreeBSD",
          "evidence": "Affects: FreeBSD 15.0 and later"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "15.1-RELEASE-p3",
            "evidence": "2026-08-25 16:01:22 UTC (releng/15.1, 15.1-RELEASE-p3)"
          },
          {
            "value": "15.0-RELEASE-p13",
            "evidence": "2026-08-25 16:01:01 UTC (releng/15.0, 15.0-RELEASE-p13)"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "FreeBSD 15.0 and later",
            "evidence": "Affects: FreeBSD 15.0 and later"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-58090",
        "evidence": "CVE Name: CVE-2026-58090"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-freebsd-security",
  "document_id": 23636,
  "published_at": "2026-08-25T00:00:00+00:00"
}