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GHSA-6m7w-m36x-76pq

GitHub Security Advisory

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH Has CVE

Advisory Details

procps-ng before version 3.3.15 is vulnerable to multiple integer overflows leading to a heap corruption in file2strvec function. This allows a privilege escalation for a local attacker who can create entries in procfs by starting processes, which could result in crashes or arbitrary code execution in proc utilities run by other users.

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-6m7w-m36x-76pq
Published
May 13, 2022 1:16 AM
Last Modified
May 13, 2022 1:16 AM
CVSS Score
7.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Unknown
Primary Package
Unknown
GitHub Reviewed
✗ No

Dataset

Last updated: September 16, 2025 6:29 AM

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