Description
As an inadvertent side effect of an unrelated code change, PRIV_KTRACE was always denied to a jailed root user. Tracing configured by a jailed root user was therefore not flagged as privileged.

An unprivileged user in a jail that has permission to debug the target process can modify the jailed root user's ktrace(2) flags, or disable tracing outright. A jailed root user therefore cannot reliably trace unprivileged processes.
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd
Vendors & Products Freebsd
Freebsd freebsd

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Description As an inadvertent side effect of an unrelated code change, PRIV_KTRACE was always denied to a jailed root user. Tracing configured by a jailed root user was therefore not flagged as privileged. An unprivileged user in a jail that has permission to debug the target process can modify the jailed root user's ktrace(2) flags, or disable tracing outright. A jailed root user therefore cannot reliably trace unprivileged processes.
Title ktrace(2) privilege incorrectly validated in jails
Weaknesses CWE-273
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T07:42:10.902Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T01:40:17.498Z

Link: CVE-2026-58086

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T08:17:12.777

Modified: 2026-08-19T08:17:12.777

Link: CVE-2026-58086

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T10:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-273

    Improper Check for Dropped Privileges