- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4208-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 22, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : procps CVE ID : CVE-2018-1122 CVE-2018-1123 CVE-2018-1124 CVE-2018-1125 CVE-2018-1126 Debian Bug : 899170 The Qualys Research Labs discovered multiple vulnerabilities in procps, a set of command line and full screen utilities for browsing procfs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2018-1122 top read its configuration from the current working directory if no $HOME was configured. If top were started from a directory writable by the attacker (such as /tmp) this could result in local privilege escalation. CVE-2018-1123 Denial of service against the ps invocation of another user. CVE-2018-1124 An integer overflow in the file2strvec() function of libprocps could result in local privilege escalation. CVE-2018-1125 A stack-based buffer overflow in pgrep could result in denial of service for a user using pgrep for inspecting a specially crafted process. CVE-2018-1126 Incorrect integer size parameters used in wrappers for standard C allocators could cause integer truncation and lead to integer overflow issues. For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.3.9-9+deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 2:3.3.12-3+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your procps packages. For the detailed security status of procps please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/procps Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-4208-1: procps security update
Debian: DSA-4208-1: procps security update
The Qualys Research Labs discovered multiple vulnerabilities in procps, a set of command line and full screen utilities for browsing procfs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
