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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52639
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-03:16.filedesc.asc)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:16.filedesc.asc
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:16.filedesc.asc

Vulnerability Insight:
The readv(2) system call performs a scatter read: it reads from the
input file descriptor and stores the data into multiple buffers as
instructed by the caller.

A programming error in the readv system call can result in the given
file descriptor's reference count being erroneously incremented.

Solution:
Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release
or security branch dated after the correction date.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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