CVE-2018-1122
High
Description
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Procps-ng
PublishedMay 23, 2018
First seenMay 23, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-829CWE-829
How to fix
Update
- procps-ng_project procps-ng3.3.15 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| procps-ng_project procps-ng | v < 3.3.15 | 3.3.15 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 17.10, 18.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 | — |
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