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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3658-2 Critical: Procps-Ng Denial of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2018
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Multiple vulnerabilities in procps-ng highlighted by Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3658-2 present essential remediation steps for users.
Several security issues were fixed in procps-ng.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in procps-ng.

Software Description:

- procps: /proc file system utilities

Details:

USN-3658-1 fixed a vulnerability in procps-ng. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that libprocps incorrectly handled the file2strvec()

 function. A local attacker could possibly use this to execute

 arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1124)

 It was discovered that procps-ng incorrectly handled memory. A local

 attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or

 possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-1126)

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  procps                          1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3658-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3658-1

  CVE-2018-1124, CVE-2018-1126

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June 05, 2018

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