DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1124

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1124

    Published: 23 May 2018Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-1124

    Summary:

    Details: procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1124

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: procps

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/procps?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:3.3.15-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High