The 'sysstat' package on Ubuntu is missing an update announced via the USN-4242-1 advisory due to incorrect handling of certain inputs, leading to potential crash, and execution of arbitrary code
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 93 |
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![]() | Sysstat vulnerabilities | 20 Jan 202000:00 | – | ubuntu |
![]() | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Sysstat vulnerabilities (USN-4242-1) | 21 Jan 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian dla-3188 : isag - security update | 14 Nov 202200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : sysstat (SUSE-SU-2020:0026-1) | 8 Jan 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Photon OS 3.0: Sysstat PHSA-2020-3.0-0047 | 24 Jul 202400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : sysstat (openSUSE-2020-736) | 1 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLES12 Security Update : sysstat (SUSE-SU-2020:0026-2) | 13 Jul 202300:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : sysstat (SUSE-SU-2020:1419-1) | 17 Jun 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-202007-22 : sysstat: Arbitrary code execution | 27 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Photon OS 2.0: Sysstat PHSA-2019-2.0-0184 | 25 Oct 201900:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4242-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844300");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-16167", "CVE-2019-19725");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-01-21 04:01:25 +0000 (Tue, 21 Jan 2020)");
script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:07 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-12-13 20:06:47 +0000 (Fri, 13 Dec 2019)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4242-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|19\.04|19\.10)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4242-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4242-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'sysstat' package(s) announced via the USN-4242-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10.
(CVE-2019-16167)
It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-19725)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'sysstat' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sysstat", ver:"11.2.0-1ubuntu0.3", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sysstat", ver:"11.6.1-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU19.04") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sysstat", ver:"12.0.1-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU19.04"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "UBUNTU19.10") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sysstat", ver:"12.0.6-1ubuntu0.1", rls:"UBUNTU19.10"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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