By default, jailed processes cannot mount filesystems, including nullfs(4). However, the allow.mount.nullfs option enables mounting nullfs filesystems, subject to privilege checks.
If a privileged user within a jail is able to nullfs-mount directories, a limitation of the kernel's path lookup logic allows that user to escape the jail's chroot, yielding access to the full filesystem of the host or parent jail.
In a jail configured to allow nullfs(4) mounts from within the jail, the jailed root user can escape the jail's filesystem root.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:02.jail.asc | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
17 Mar 2026, 15:55
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:14.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:13.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Freebsd freebsd
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| References | () https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:02.jail.asc - Vendor Advisory |
10 Mar 2026, 20:16
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8 |
| Summary |
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09 Mar 2026, 12:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-09 12:16
Updated : 2026-03-17 15:55
NVD link : CVE-2025-15547
Mitre link : CVE-2025-15547
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15547
JSON object : View
Products Affected
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
