CVE-2018-1124
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1124
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1124.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 3.3.15-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2:3.3.15-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2:3.3.15-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2:3.3.15-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2:3.3.15-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2:3.3.15-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.