USN-6145-1: Sysstat vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 June 2023

Overview

Sysstat could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially crafted data.


Packages

  • sysstat - system performance tools for Linux

Details

It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain arithmetic
multiplications. An attacker could use this issue to cause Sysstat to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue was only fixed for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-39377)

It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain arithmetic
multiplications in 64-bit systems, as a result of an incomplete fix for
CVE-2022-39377. An attacker could use this issue to cause Sysstat to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2023-33204)

It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain arithmetic
multiplications. An attacker could use this issue to cause Sysstat to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. This issue was only fixed for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-39377)

It was discovered that Sysstat incorrectly handled certain arithmetic
multiplications in 64-bit systems, as a result of an incomplete fix for
CVE-2022-39377. An attacker could use this issue to cause Sysstat to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2023-33204)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.04 lunar sysstat –  12.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
22.10 kinetic sysstat –  12.5.6-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 jammy sysstat –  12.5.2-2ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal sysstat –  12.2.0-2ubuntu0.3
18.04 bionic sysstat –  11.6.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1  
16.04 xenial sysstat –  11.2.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2  
14.04 trusty sysstat –  10.2.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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