# CVE-2026-49429: Kernel heap overflow in ZFS\_IOC\_USERSPACE\_MANY ioctl

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: p1, p11, p7, p16
- Published: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- FreeBSD: from 15.1-RELEASE, fixed in p1; from 15.0-RELEASE, fixed in p11; from 14.4-RELEASE, fixed in p7; from 14.3-RELEASE, fixed in p16

## Description

The ZFS_IOC_USERSPACE_MANY ioctl, used by zfs-userspace(8), truncated a 64-bit output buffer size to a 32-bit integer for the kernel allocation, but used the original 64-bit size as the buffer limit when writing records. A local user with the "userused" delegated ZFS permission can trigger a kernel heap overflow via the ZFS_IOC_USERSPACE_MANY ioctl, potentially escalating privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on FreeBSD, upgrade to a fixed version (p1, p11, p7, p16) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:40.zfs.asc

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