procps-ng vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• procps - /proc file system utilities

Details

USN-3658-1 fixed a vulnerability in procps-ng. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the procps-ng top utility incorrectly read its
configuration file from the current working directory. A local attacker
could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2018-1122)

It was discovered that the procps-ng ps tool incorrectly handled memory. A
local user could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-1123)

It was discovered that the procps-ng pgrep utility incorrectly handled
memory. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause de denial
of service. (CVE-2018-1125)