DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1122

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1122
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1122.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1122
Upstream
Published
2018-05-23T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:20:41Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/procps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/procps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/procps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/procps?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}