CVE-2018-1125

libprocps6: procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep

CVE-2018-1125 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libprocps6 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1, released May 17, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0182
78th percentile

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow in pgrep. This vulnerability is mitigated by FORTIFY, as it involves strncat() to a stack-allocated string. When pgrep is compiled with FORTIFY (as on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora), the impact is limited to a crash.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libprocps6 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 libprocps6 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 May 17, 2018
procps · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 procps 2:3.3.12-3ubuntu1.1 May 17, 2018

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