CVE-2018-1122

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
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Affected: [UNKNOWN] procps-ng, procps
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214 vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1122 issue tracking third party advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2189 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0595 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1122?
CVE-2018-1122 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1122?
To fix CVE-2018-1122, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1122 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1122 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-1122?
CVE-2018-1122 affects [UNKNOWN] procps-ng, procps.
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