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    CVE-2026-57843

    NetBSD contains an information disclosure vulnerability in mm_open() within sys/dev/mm.c that allows unprivileged local users to obtain real kernel virtual addresses by opening world-accessible devices such as /dev/null or /dev/zero, which incorrectly receive the PK_KMEM process flag. Attackers can exploit this misconfigured flag to bypass the CANSEE_KPTR obfuscation mechanism and read kernel virtual addresses for sensitive kernel structures including struct proc, kauth_cred, filedesc, and vmspace via sysctl KERN_PROC queries.

    Published:Sep 11, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 1, 2026
    EPS:Sep 11, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00145
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd

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