vulnerability
F5 Networks: CVE-2018-1122: K00409335: procps-ng vulnerability CVE-2018-1122
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 22, 2018 | Dec 29, 2020 | Apr 1, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 22, 2018
Added
Dec 29, 2020
Modified
Apr 1, 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.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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