# MA-1158.102024: MyCERT Advisory - Critical Vulnerability in FreeBSD

**Date:** 02 Oct 2024  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-1158.102024  
**Advisory ID:** MA-1158.102024

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**1.0 Introduction**
Recently, The FreeBSD Project has released a security update to address a critical vulnerability (**CVE-2024-4172**) affecting multiple versions of its operating system.
**2.0 Impact**
This vulnerability could lead an attacker an arbitrary write and remote code execution.
**3.0 Affected Products**
- All supported versions of FreeBSD
**4.0 Recommendations**
CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages users and administrators to review the FreeBSD release and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URL: 
- <https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:15.bhyve.asc>
Generally, Cyber999 advise users to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact Cyber999 Incident Response Centre through the following channels:
E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
Phone: 1-300-88-2999 (monitored during business hours) 
Mobile: +60 19 2665850 (24x7 call incident reporting) 
Business Hours: Mon - Fri 08:30 -17:30 MYT 
Web: [https://www.mycert.org.my](https://www.mycert.org.my/)
**5.0    References**
- <https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/>
- <https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-24:15.bhyve.asc>