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CVE-2026-57589

HIGH
7.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
sys/kern/sysv_sem.c in OpenBSD through 7.9 has a use-after-free allowing local privilege escalation to root. This is a context switch use-after-free after tsleep in sys_semget().

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-57589
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Reserved
2026-06-25 00:33 UTC
Published
2026-06-25 00:33 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-25 00:33 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-416
CWE-416 Use After Free
Vendor / Product
OpenBSD / OpenBSD
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.4 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
OpenBSD OpenBSD 0 ≤ 7.9
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-416 cna CWE-416 Use After Free
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.4 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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