CVE-2019-16167 Integer overflow in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An integer overflow in sysstat allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-16167?

CVE-2019-16167 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 9 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

sysstat before 12.1.6 has memory corruption due to an Integer Overflow in remap_struct() in sa_common.c.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16167?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (18)
sysstat Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-5.el8
sysstat-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-5.el8
sysstat-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-5.el8
sysstat Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-2.el8_2.1
sysstat-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-2.el8_2.1
sysstat-debugsource Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.2::appstreamAll versions0:11.7.3-2.el8_2.1
sysstat Rocky Linux:8All versions0:11.7.3-5.el8
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4All versions12.0.2-10.27.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15All versions12.0.2-3.15.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1All versions12.0.2-3.15.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15All versions12.0.2-3.15.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1All versions12.0.2-3.15.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4All versions12.0.2-10.27.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5All versions12.0.2-10.27.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4All versions12.0.2-10.27.1
sysstat SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5All versions12.0.2-10.27.1
sysstat openSUSE:Leap 15.0All versions12.0.2-lp150.16.1
sysstat openSUSE:Leap 15.1All versions12.0.2-lp151.3.9.1

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Sysstat Project Sysstat.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16167?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-16167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16167, GHSA-qx8v-hqmp-3927, MGASA-2019-0371, RHSA-2020:4638, RHSA-2022:0633, RLSA-2020:4638 and 5 more.

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