Privilege escalation in procps - CVE-2018-1122

Vulnerability identifier: #VU12975

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1122

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to top reads its configuration file from the current working directory, without any security check, if the HOME environment variable is unset or empty. A local attacker can exploit one of several vulnerabilities in top's config_file() function, execute top in /tmp (for example) and gain elevated privileges.

procps
Traffix SDC
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Slackware Linux
Opensuse
procps-ng (Red Hat package)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
openSUSE Leap
BIG-IQ Centralized Management
BIG-IP Link Controller
BIG-IP AAM
BIG-IP DNS
BIG-IP APM
BIG-IP ASM
BIG-IP LTM
BIG-IP PEM
BIG-IP Analytics
BIG-IP FPS
BIG-IP AFM
BIG-IP GTM
BIG-IP SSLO
BIG-IP
BIG-IP DDHD
BIG-IP Advanced WAF
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
Data Computing Appliance (DCA)
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)

Update to version 3.3.15.

procps-ng (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.3.10-17.el7_5.4, 3.3.10-23.el7_6.2
Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot - update to dsyte2z-9.65
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) - update to 2pet16d-2.5.13d
Data Computing Appliance (DCA) - update to 4.3.0.0
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.0.0.5.116
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.0.0.0.5.116

• Exploit #6362 - Procps-ng - Multiple Vulnerabilities (June 17, 2021)

• https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt

• Multiple vulnerabilities in procps
• Slackware Linux update for procps-ng
• Debian update for procps
• Gentoo update for procps
• Arch Linux update for procps-ng
• OpenSUSE Linux update for procps
• OpenSUSE Linux update for procps
• Red Hat update for procps-ng
• OpenSUSE Linux update for procps
• OpenSUSE Linux update for procps
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.4 update for procps-ng
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for procps-ng
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 update for procps-ng
• Privilege escalation in procps-ng component in F5 BIG-IP
• Privilege escalation in procps-ng component in F5 BIG-IQ Centralized Management
• Privilege escalation in procps-ng component in F5 Traffix SDC
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Unity Family
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Data Computing Appliance (DCA)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) Preboot
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)