UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1122

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1122
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1122.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1122
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Published
2018-05-17T17:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:38Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.3.3-2ubuntu7
1:3.3.3-2ubuntu8
1:3.3.8-2ubuntu1
1:3.3.8-2ubuntu3
1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2
1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.1
1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps3",
            "binary_version": "1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps3-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "procps",
            "binary_version": "1:3.3.9-1ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

1:3.*

1:3.3.9-1ubuntu8

2:3.*

2:3.3.10-4ubuntu1
2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2
2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.2
2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps4",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps4-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "procps",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.10-4ubuntu2.4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / procps

Package

Name
procps
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2:3.*

2:3.3.12-1ubuntu2
2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps-dev",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libprocps6",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "procps",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}