GLSA 202211-07: sysstat: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	sysstat: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	11/22/2022
Bugs:	#880543
ID:	202211-07

Synopsis

An integer overflow vulnerability has been found in sysstat which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

sysstat is a package containing a number of performance monitoring utilities for Linux, including sar, mpstat, iostat and sa tools.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/sysstat	< 12.7.1	>= 12.7.1	All supported architectures

Description

On 32 bit systems, an integer overflow can be triggered when displaying activity data files.

Impact

Arbitrary code execution can be achieved via sufficiently crafted malicious input.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All sysstat users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sysstat-12.7.1"

References

CVE-2022-39377

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202211-07.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.