CVE-2023-4016
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…
Published Aug 2, 2023 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · Linux Linux Kernal
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.
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Timeline
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Aug 2, 2023 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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
- cpe fedoraproject/fedora38
- cpe procps project/procpsversion unspecified
- vendor Linux Linux Kernalversion unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2023-4016
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.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-4016
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-4016
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-4016
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.
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