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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3658-3 Critical Procps-NG Escalation Threats

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Calendar Grey August 16, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3658-3 August 16, 2018 procps vulnerabilities A security issue affects th
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 the procps-ng top utility incorrectly read its

 configuration file from the current working directory. A local

 attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.

 (CVE-2018-1122)

 It was discovered that the procps-ng ps tool incorrectly handled

 memory. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

 of service. (CVE-2018-1123)

 It was discovered that the procps-ng pgrep utility incorrectly handled

 memory. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause de

 denial of service. (CVE-2018-1125)

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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                          1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6.6

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3658-3

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

  CVE-2018-1122, CVE-2018-1123, CVE-2018-1125

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August 16, 2018

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