CVE-2018-1123
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end...
- Published
- May 23, 2018
- Updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- May 30, 2018
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 94.7%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to a denial of service in ps via mmap buffer overflow. Inbuilt protection in ps maps a guard page at the end of the overflowed buffer, ensuring that the impact of this flaw is limited to a crash (temporary denial of service).
Sources
1Qualys Corporation · linux · May 30, 2018
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