# CVE-2021-29627: In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245050, 12.2-STABLE before r369525, 13.0-RC4 before p0, and 12.2-RELEASE before p6, listening socket accept f

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a FreeBSD: FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE before p6

## Description

In FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE before n245050, 12.2-STABLE before r369525, 13.0-RC4 before p0, and 12.2-RELEASE before p6, listening socket accept filters implementing the accf_create callback incorrectly freed a process supplied argument string. Additional operations on the socket can lead to a double free or use after free.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a FreeBSD, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-21:09.accept_filter.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210423-0007/
- https://github.com/raymontag/cve-2021-29627

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