GLSA 201805-14: procps: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	procps: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	05/30/2018
Bugs:	#656022
ID:	201805-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in procps, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

A bunch of small useful utilities that give information about processes using the /proc filesystem.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-process/procps	< 3.3.15-r1	>= 3.3.15-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in procps. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A local attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All procps users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/procps-3.3.15-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201805-14.xml

Concerns?

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.