CVE-2018-1124

Name	CVE-2018-1124
Description	procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-1390-1, DSA-4208-1
Debian Bugs	899170

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
procps (PTS)	buster	2:3.3.15-2	fixed
	bullseye	2:3.3.17-5	fixed
	bookworm	2:4.0.2-3	fixed
	sid	2:4.0.3-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
procps	source	wheezy	1:3.3.3-3+deb7u1	DLA-1390-1
procps	source	jessie	2:3.3.9-9+deb8u1	DSA-4208-1
procps	source	stretch	2:3.3.12-3+deb9u1	DSA-4208-1
procps	source	(unstable)	2:3.3.15-1		899170

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: 0074-proc-readproc.c-Fix-bugs-and-overflows-in-file2strve.patch
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/commit/36c350f07c75aabf747fb833f52a234ae5781b20