SUSE-SU-2025:20180-1: moderate: Security update for procps

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# Security update for procps

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20180-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-08T07:59:48Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1236842

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-4016

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-4016 ( SUSE ):  2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2023-4016 ( NVD ):  3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for procps fixes the following issues:

  * Fixed regression introduced with the CVE-2023-4016 fix. The ps command
    segfaults when pid argument has a leading space (bsc#1236842).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-279=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * procps-debugsource-3.3.17-5.1
    * libprocps8-debuginfo-3.3.17-5.1
    * libprocps8-3.3.17-5.1
    * procps-debuginfo-3.3.17-5.1
    * procps-3.3.17-5.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4016.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236842

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