SUSE update for procps
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-4016 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system procps-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libprocps3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component procps-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component procps Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libprocps3-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component procps-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU79561
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4016
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Update the affected package procps to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
procps-debuginfo: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
libprocps3: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
procps-debugsource: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
procps: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
libprocps3-debuginfo: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
procps-devel: before 3.3.9-11.33.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:procps-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprocps3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:procps-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:procps:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libprocps3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:procps-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250725-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
