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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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1390-1 | procps security update |
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DSA-4208-1 | procps security update |
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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. |
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USN-3658-1 | procps-ng vulnerabilities |
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USN-3658-3 | procps-ng vulnerabilities |
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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


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