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CVE-2018-1122
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a local privilege...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-3/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1122
- https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2189
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0595
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Affected Vendor
[UNKNOWN]
View all reports →Affected Software
procps-ng, procps
Vulnerable Versions:
procps-ng 3.3.15
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 23rd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.