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Package "procps"

Name: procps

Description:

/proc file system utilities
Latest version: 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1
Release: jammy (22.04)
Level: security
Repository: main
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps

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Version: 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1 2023-11-14 10:10:47 UTC

  procps (2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1) jammy-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 13:36:04 +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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