vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-1122: Security patch for procps-ng (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 23, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 23, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026
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.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-procps-ngamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-procps-ng-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-procps-ng-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-procps-ng-i18n
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