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Echo: procps: security update to 2:4.0.2-3-e1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 462770

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-4016)

Solution

Update the procps library and its related packages to version 2:4.0.2-3-e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2023-4016

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 462770

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4016

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4016

IAVA: 2023-A-0434