FreeBSD Kernel sys_amd64 IRET Processor Denial of Service Vulnerability

FreeBSD is a BSD-based operating system. FreeBSD has a security vulnerability that allows local users to return SS or NP anomalous IRETs that can lead to denial of service or elevation of privilege...

NetBSD <= 5.0.1 'IRET' General Protection Fault Handling Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36430/info NetBSD is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. A local attacker may exploit this issue to cause the kernel stack to become desynchronized. This may allow the attacker to gain elevated privileges...