procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1390-1 | procps security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4208-1 | procps security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2018-11766 | procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in top. If a user runs top with HOME unset in an attacker-controlled directory, the attacker could achieve privilege escalation by exploiting one of several vulnerabilities in the config_file() function. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3658-1 | procps-ng vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3658-3 | procps-ng vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.790Z
Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-1122
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-05-23T14:29:00.217
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:13.633
Link: CVE-2018-1122
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN