| Name | CVE-2023-4016 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1042887 |
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 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2:3.3.17-5 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2:4.0.2-3 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2:4.0.4-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| procps | source | (unstable) | 2:4.0.4-1 | | | 1042887 |
Notes
[bookworm] - procps <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - procps <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - procps <postponed> (Minor issue, DoS, rare conditions)
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/issues/297
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/commit/2c933ecba3bb1d3041a5a7a53a7b4078a6003413