Answer in brief
CVE-2026-49428 records a High severity (CVSS 8.4) vulnerability in posixshm: system calls can incorrectly free memory of largepage objects. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps FreeBSD/FreeBSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps FreeBSD/FreeBSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p11:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p12:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p13:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p14:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p15:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:15.1:rc3-p1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD/FreeBSDgeneric | >=15.1-RELEASE <p1 || >=15.0-RELEASE <p11 || >=14.4-RELEASE <p7 || >=14.3-RELEASE <p16 | p1, p11, p7, p16 |
Published upstream
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 19, 2026
Certain system calls, such open(2) with the O_TRUNC flag set, and fspacectl(2), could incorrectly free memory in largepage objects. These operations are not permitted on largepage objects, but the implementation did not verify this. An unprivileged local user can abuse the bug to access freed kernel memory. This can be exploited to escalate privileges.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.