Out-of-bounds read in sysstat - CVE-2018-19416
Published: November 22, 2018 / Updated: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16063
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19416
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in the remap_struct function in sa_common.c during a memmove call. A local attacker can control src and n of memmove, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
sysstat
Opensuse
Opensuse
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19416
Install update from vendor's website.