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.
Published: 2018-05-23
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1390-1 procps security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4208-1 procps security update
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-3658-1 procps-ng vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3658-3 procps-ng vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Procps-ng Project Procps-ng
Redhat Ansible Tower Enterprise Linux Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Eus Rhel Tus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T03:51:48.790Z

Reserved: 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-1122

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-23T14:29:00.217

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:13.633

Link: CVE-2018-1122

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-05-17T17:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-1122 - Bugzilla

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