CVE-2018-1126 Integer overflow in procps-ng, procps
An integer overflow in procps-ng can lead to truncation issues, potentially causing denial of service in Linux process management tools.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-1126?
CVE-2018-1126 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 23 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to an incorrect integer size in proc/alloc.* leading to truncation/integer overflow issues. This flaw is related to CVE-2018-1124.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1126?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Procps-Ng Project Procps-Ng, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1126?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-1126 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1126 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1126, GHSA-3vhp-j7w2-qxhv, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1126.