The device file system (devfs) in FreeBSD 5.x does not properly check parameters of the node type when creating a device node, which makes hidden devices available to attackers, who can then bypass restrictions on a jailed process.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0-alpha (including) | 5.0-alpha (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0-release_p14 (including) | 5.0-release_p14 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0-releng (including) | 5.0-releng (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1-alpha (including) | 5.1-alpha (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1-release (including) | 5.1-release (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1-release_p5 (including) | 5.1-release_p5 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1-releng (including) | 5.1-releng (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1 (including) | 5.2.1 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1-release (including) | 5.2.1-release (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1-releng (including) | 5.2.1-releng (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3-release (including) | 5.3-release (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3-releng (including) | 5.3-releng (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3-stable (including) | 5.3-stable (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4 (including) | 5.4 (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4-pre-release (including) | 5.4-pre-release (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4-release (including) | 5.4-release (including) |
| Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4-releng (including) | 5.4-releng (including) |
| Kfreebsd-5 | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Kfreebsd-5 | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Kfreebsd-5 | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Kfreebsd-5 | Ubuntu | feisty | * |