Vulnerability · Published Aug 2, 2023 · Assigned by trellix
CVE-2023-4016
Low 2.5
In plain English
A low-severity heap buffer overflow in Linux Kernal from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | procps-ng | 3.3.15-14.el8 | ALSA-2023:7187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | procps-ng | 3.3.17-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6705 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | procps-ng-devel | 3.3.15-14.el8 | ALSA-2023:7187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | procps-ng-devel | 3.3.17-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6705 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | procps-ng-i18n | 3.3.15-14.el8 | ALSA-2023:7187 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | procps-ng-i18n | 3.3.17-13.el9 | ALSA-2023:6705 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | procps-ng | 4.0.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | procps-ng | 4.0.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | procps-ng | 4.0.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | procps-ng | 4.0.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | procps-ng | 4.0.4-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Debian:12 | procps | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Debian:13 | procps | 2:4.0.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Debian:14 | procps | 2:4.0.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | procps-ng | 0:3.3.15-14.el8 | RLSA-2023:7187 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | procps | 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4016 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | procps | 2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1 | USN-6477-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernal | 3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest |
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L