When exchanging data over a socket, libnv uses select(2) to wait for data to arrive. However, it does not verify whether the provided socket descriptor fits in select(2)'s file descriptor set size limit of FD_SETSIZE (1024).
An attacker who is able to force a libnv application to allocate large file descriptors, e.g., by opening many descriptors and executing a program which is not careful to close them upon startup, can trigger stack corruption. If the target application is setuid-root, then this could be used to elevate local privileges.
An attacker who is able to force a libnv application to allocate large file descriptors, e.g., by opening many descriptors and executing a program which is not careful to close them upon startup, can trigger stack corruption. If the target application is setuid-root, then this could be used to elevate local privileges.
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| Description | When exchanging data over a socket, libnv uses select(2) to wait for data to arrive. However, it does not verify whether the provided socket descriptor fits in select(2)'s file descriptor set size limit of FD_SETSIZE (1024). An attacker who is able to force a libnv application to allocate large file descriptors, e.g., by opening many descriptors and executing a program which is not careful to close them upon startup, can trigger stack corruption. If the target application is setuid-root, then this could be used to elevate local privileges. | |
| Title | Stack overflow via select() file descriptor set overflow | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-121 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-30T08:01:49.015Z
Reserved: 2026-04-28T15:08:10.626Z
Link: CVE-2026-39457
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-30T09:16:03.270
Modified: 2026-04-30T09:16:03.270
Link: CVE-2026-39457
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Updated: 2026-04-30T10:30:34Z
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