vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-6477-1 (CVE-2023-4016): procps-ng vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 2, 2023 | Nov 15, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 2, 2023
Added
Nov 15, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-procpsubuntu-upgrade-procps
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