Gentoo: GLSA-202211-07: sysstat: Arbitrary Code Execution
Summary
On 32 bit systems, an integer overflow can be triggered when displaying activity data files.
Resolution
All sysstat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sysstat-12.7.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-39377 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39377
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-07
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.
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/sysstat < 12.7.1 >= 12.7.1
Impact
===== Arbitrary code execution can be achieved via sufficiently crafted malicious input.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.