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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-14
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Severity: Normal
Title: procps: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 30, 2018
Bugs: #656022
ID: 201805-14
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in procps, the worst of which
could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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A bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes
using the /proc filesystem.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-process/procps < 3.3.15-r1 >= 3.3.15-r1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in procps. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A local attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or
cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All procps users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/procps-3.3.15-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1120
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1120
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-1121
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1121
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-1122
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1122
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-1123
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1123
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-1124
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1124
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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