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CVE-2018-1126 — procps-ng before version 3

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.

CVSS
4.8 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.49% (top 34.70%)
CWE
CWE-190
Published
2018-05-23T13:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-12-17T20:45:49.505Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
[UNKNOWN]procpsng, procps — procps-ng 3.3.15

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

CVE-2018-1124
Cited in vendor advisory

08Timeline

09References

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