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CVE-2018-19517

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  • Published2018-11-24
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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Description

An issue was discovered in sysstat 12.1.1. The remap_struct function in sa_common.c has an out-of-bounds read during a memset call, as demonstrated by sadf.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-2418:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Sysstat project sysstat
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.1= 12.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-3.6.12
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-3.6.12
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1
  • sysstatSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3all versions · fixed in 12.0.2-10.18.1

5 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-19517 Red Hat Product Security2 known affected

    sysstat: Out of bounds read in remap_struct function in sa_common.c

    sysstat as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · sysstat.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Fix

  1. No fix available, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-19517 · 2 productsFix deferred

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-11-24
Last Modified
2026-10-15
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-54j6-397f-4j69

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19517?

An issue was discovered in sysstat 12.1.1. The remap_struct function in sa_common.c has an out-of-bounds read during a memset call, as demonstrated by sadf.

Is CVE-2018-19517 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-19517 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.8% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-19517?

CVE-2018-19517 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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