CVE-2018-1122

NameCVE-2018-1122
Descriptionprocps-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1390-1, DSA-4208-1
Debian Bugs899170

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
procps (PTS)buster2:3.3.15-2fixed
bullseye2:3.3.17-5fixed
bookworm2:4.0.2-3fixed
sid, trixie2:4.0.4-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
procpssourcewheezy1:3.3.3-3+deb7u1DLA-1390-1
procpssourcejessie2:3.3.9-9+deb8u1DSA-4208-1
procpssourcestretch2:3.3.12-3+deb9u1DSA-4208-1
procpssource(unstable)2:3.3.15-1899170

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/05/17/1
https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt
Patch: 0097-top-Do-not-default-to-the-cwd-in-configs_read.patch
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/commit/b45c4803dd176f4e3f9d3d47421ddec9bbbe66cd

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