CVE-2018-1122
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...
- Published
- May 23, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- May 30, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Qualys Corporation · linux · May 30, 2018
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