CVE-2026-49419

High

Description

When the JAIL_AT_DESC flag is specified, kern_jail_set() and kern_jail_get() released the reference to the caller's current prison before looking up the jail descriptor. If the descriptor lookup failed, error-handling paths released the same reference a second time. An unprivileged local user can trigger a prison reference count underflow, which may cause the prison structure to be freed while still in use. When this is done on the jail host, the bug will generally result in an immediate panic. However, if the user is running in a jail, then it may be possible to exploit the bug to elevate privileges.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductFreebsd
PublishedAug 19, 2026
First seenAug 19, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-911CWE-911

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
freebsd freebsd15.0, 15.1—

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