PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2018-1122Privilege escalation
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 16.04 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 12.04 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 17.10 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 18.04 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 8.0 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 7.0 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 9.0 | |
| procps-ng | lt | 3.3.15 |
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html
seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122
www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2189
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0595
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1122
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/
usn.ubuntu.com/3658-3/
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/
www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt
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