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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade procps-ng-debuginfoUpgrade procps-ng-i18nUpgrade procps-ngUpgrade procps-ng-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | May 23, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade procps-ng-debuginfoUpgrade procps-debuginfoUpgrade procps-develUpgrade procps-ng-i18nUpgrade procps-ng-develUpgrade procps-ngUpgrade procps | May 31, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade procps | May 24, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-process/procps. | May 31, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade procps-ng | Jul 3, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade procps-ng | Jul 3, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade shell/watch to version 3.3.15-11.4.18.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | May 23, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade procps-ng-i18nUpgrade procpsUpgrade procps-ngUpgrade procps-ng-develUpgrade procps-devel | May 24, 2018 | May 17, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade procps-ng-i18nUpgrade procps-develUpgrade procps-debuginfoUpgrade procps-ng-debuginfoUpgrade procps-ngUpgrade procps-ng-develNo solution existsUpgrade procps | May 24, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade procpsUpgrade libprocps3Upgrade libprocps7Upgrade procps-devel | Jun 29, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libprocps6Upgrade procpsUpgrade libprocps3Upgrade libprocps4 | Jun 1, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 23, 2018 |
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