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.

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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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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

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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