ktrace(2) privilege incorrectly validated in jails (CVE-2026-58086) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-58086

ktrace(2) privilege incorrectly validated in jails

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-58086 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ktrace(2) privilege incorrectly validated in jails. 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

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Published Aug 19, 2026Updated Aug 19, 2026Source checked Aug 19, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 19, 2026Material review Aug 19, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps FreeBSD/FreeBSD (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
FreeBSD/FreeBSDgeneric	>=15.1-RELEASE <p2 \|\| >=15.0-RELEASE <p12	p2, p12

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for FreeBSD/FreeBSD.
Review the reported fix. Update FreeBSD/FreeBSD to p2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 19, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencesecurity.freebsd.org

Upstream source description

As an inadvertent side effect of an unrelated code change, PRIV_KTRACE was always denied to a jailed root user. Tracing configured by a jailed root user was therefore not flagged as privileged. An unprivileged user in a jail that has permission to debug the target process can modify the jailed root user's ktrace(2) flags, or disable tracing outright. A jailed root user therefore cannot reliably trace unprivileged processes.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.