Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libprocps8 package, versions <3.3.17-150000.7.42.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-LIBPROCPS8-9055387
  • published2 Mar 2025
  • disclosed28 Feb 2025

Introduced: 28 Feb 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 libprocps8 to version 3.3.17-150000.7.42.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libprocps8 package and not the libprocps8 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 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

version 3.1