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Low
CVE-2023-4016
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has...
Vulnerability Description
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
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
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Michael Berlin, BGU
- Prof. Oded Margalit, BGU and Trellix
- Prof. Gera Weiss, BGU
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Affected Vendor
Linux
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Linux Kernal
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 2nd, 2023
Last Modified:
February 13th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L