Is CVE-2018-1124 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-1124 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-1124?

CVE-2018-1124 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2018-1124

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-122
EPSS score: 1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-11768)
Published: May 23, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-11768 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on December 18, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
opensuse / leap
opensuse / leap
procps-ng project / procps-ng
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
redhat / enterprise linux workstation
schneider-electric / struxureware data center expert

Certified products that may be affected

7 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 4498 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3939 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3892 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3867 - historical

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00058.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00059.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/122(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104214(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041057(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1700(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1777(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1820(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2267(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2268(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1944(Third Party Advisory)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2401(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-1124(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0(Third Party Advisory)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10241(Third Party Advisory)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00021.html(Third Party Advisory)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-14(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-1/(Third Party Advisory)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3658-2/(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4208(Third Party Advisory)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44806/(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.qualys.com/2018/05/17/procps-ng-audit-report-advisory.txt(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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