procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade procps | May 24, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-process/procps. | May 31, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade procps-ng | Jul 23, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade procps-ng | Aug 10, 2018 | May 23, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade git-guiUpgrade emacs-gitUpgrade git-emailUpgrade perl-GitUpgrade git-hgUpgrade git-cvsUpgrade git-daemonUpgrade git-p4Upgrade perl-Git-SVNUpgrade git-svnUpgrade gitUpgrade git-allUpgrade emacs-git-elUpgrade gitkUpgrade gitwebUpgrade git-bzr | Jun 21, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 23, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade procpsUpgrade libprocps3Upgrade libprocps7Upgrade procps-devel | Jun 29, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libprocps4Upgrade procpsUpgrade libprocps3Upgrade libprocps6 | Jun 1, 2018 | May 22, 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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