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Name
CVE-2023-4016
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
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.
CWEs
CWE-122 CWE-787
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procpsProduct
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/Mitigation
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procpsProduct
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/Mitigation

Analysis#

Affected Component
Analysis
procps-ng3
Exploitable

Vulnerability Ratings#

2.5
CVSSv31
3.3
CVSSv31

Others affected components#

Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
procps-ng
buildroot
2025.02.x
4.0.5
Not Affected
procps-ng
buildroot
master
4.0.6
Not Affected
procps-ng
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
4.0.5-r1
Not Affected
procps-ng3
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
3.3.17-r1
Exploitable
procps
yocto
kirkstone
3.3.17
Patched
procps
yocto
master
4.0.6
Not Affected
procps
yocto
scarthgap
4.0.4
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#

procps (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
ps: Fix possible buffer overflow in -C option
Craig Small <csmall@dropbear.xyz>
CVE-2023-4016
2
procps: patch CVE-2023-4016
Jinfeng Wang <jinfeng.wang.cn@windriver.com>
CVE-2023-4016