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Heap overflow in libnv

FreeBSD-SA-26:17.libnv · CVE-2026-35547

Our decision for FreeSense

FreeBSD corrected this on 2026-04-29, before the FreeBSD source pin of every FreeSense version.

  • Advisory: corrected 2026-04-29
  • FreeSense 1.0 pin: e004ff15f87e (2026-08-03)
  • FreeSense 1.1 pin: a52c50b4b7c2 (2026-10-04)
  • FreeSense 1.2 pin: a52c50b4b7c2 (2026-10-04)
Decided by rules, not yet reviewed. The status comes from the advisory's correction date and the build configuration. A maintainer has not looked at whether FreeSense is exposed in practice. How we triage

By FreeSense version

VersionStatusFreeBSD pin
FreeSense 1.01.0.7 · frozen, no further fixesFixedFreeBSD pin of 2026-08-032026-08-03e004ff15
FreeSense 1.11.1.9FixedFreeBSD pin of 2026-10-042026-10-04a52c50b4
FreeSense 1.21.2.0-DEVELOPMENTFixedFreeBSD pin of 2026-10-042026-10-04a52c50b4

Workaround

No workaround is available.

What FreeBSD says

When processing the header of an incoming message, libnv failed to properly validate the message size.

Impact

The lack of validation allows a malicious program to write outside the bounds of a heap allocation. This can trigger a crash or system panic, and it may be possible for an unprivileged user to exploit the bug to elevate their privileges.

Excerpt from the FreeBSD advisory. Read the original for the full text and the fix.

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