CVE-2018-1122

procps: Local privilege escalation in top

Published May 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.3 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

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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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