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Package "libprocps-dev"

Name: libprocps-dev

Description:

library for accessing process information from /proc
Latest version: 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4
Release: focal (20.04)
Level: security
Repository: main
Head package: procps
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps

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Version: 2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4 2023-11-14 10:10:45 UTC

  procps (2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4) focal-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: heap-based buffer overflow
    - debian/patches/CVE-2023-4016: replace the use of malloc() with calloc()
      in ps/parser.c to prevent the potential for an arithmetic overflow when
      allocating memory.
    - CVE-2023-4016

 -- Ian Constantin <email address hidden> Tue, 31 Oct 2023 13:35:56 +0200
CVE-2023-4016 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 amou


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