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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-14 ] procps: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 14:07:45
Message-Id: 1988614.qNOoPjPKJ6@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-14
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: procps: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: May 30, 2018
10 Bugs: #656022
11 ID: 201805-14
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in procps, the worst of which
19 could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 A bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes
25 using the /proc filesystem.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 sys-process/procps < 3.3.15-r1 >= 3.3.15-r1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in procps. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A local attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or
45 cause a Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All procps users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/procps-3.3.15-r1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-1120
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1120
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-1121
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1121
67 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-1122
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1122
69 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-1123
70 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1123
71 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-1124
72 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1124
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74 Availability
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77 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
78 the Gentoo Security Website:
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80 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14
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82 Concerns?
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85 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
86 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
87 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
88 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
89 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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91 License
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94 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
95 belongs to its owner(s).
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97 The contents of this document are licensed under the
98 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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100 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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