Out-of-bounds Write Affecting procps-ng package, versions <4.0.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE318-PROCPSNG-5877704
  • published1 Sept 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 procps-ng to version 4.0.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream procps-ng package and not the procps-ng package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.

CVSS Base Scores

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