usn-6477-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-11-14 09:44
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
procps vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that the procps-ng ps tool incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause procps-ng to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"availability": "No subscription required",
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"binary_name": "libprocps8",
"binary_version": "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4"
},
{
"binary_name": "procps",
"binary_version": "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4"
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"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
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"binary_name": "libprocps8",
"binary_version": "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "procps",
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"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
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],
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"2:3.3.17-5ubuntu3",
"2:3.3.17-6ubuntu1",
"2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2"
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that the procps-ng ps tool incorrectly handled memory.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause procps-ng to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service.\n",
"id": "USN-6477-1",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:17Z",
"published": "2023-11-14T09:44:00Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6477-1"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4016"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "procps vulnerability",
"upstream": [
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]
}
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