Reachable assertion in atop
Priority LOW 14CWE-617Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-617.
Summary
atop through 2.11.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure and application exit) or possibly have unspecified other impact by running certain types of unprivileged processes while a different user runs atop.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atop project | atop | up to 2.11.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- atop Vendoratop project Affected up to 2.11.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31160
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j37q-3xjr-5589
References
More atop project vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03192 atop: symlink attack possible due to insecure tempfile handling CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-31160 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31160 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j37q-3xjr-5589 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-31160 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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