Gentoo: GLSA-201805-14 Normal: Procps Arbitrary Code Execution
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May 30, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in procps, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in procps. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All procps users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/procps-3.3.15-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1120 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1120 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-1121 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1121 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-1122 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1122 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-1123 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1123 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-1124 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1124
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: procps: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 30, 2018
Bugs: #656022
ID: 201805-14
Topics Covered
Background
A bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes
using the /proc filesystem.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-process/procps < 3.3.15-r1 >= 3.3.15-r1
Impact
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A local attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or
cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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