Ubuntu Security Notice 4242-1 - 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. It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4242-1
January 20, 2020
sysstat vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Sysstat.
Software Description:
- sysstat: system performance tools for Linux
Details:
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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
sysstat 12.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.04:
sysstat 12.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
sysstat 11.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
sysstat 11.2.0-1ubuntu0.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4242-1
CVE-2019-16167, CVE-2019-19725
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.0.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/11.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/11.2.0-1ubuntu0.3