Gentoo update for sysstat



Published: 2022-11-22
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-39377
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

app-admin/sysstat
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU69196

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39377

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the allocate_structures() function in sa_common.c . A remote attacker can trick the victim into running a malicious application on system with a vulnerable version of sysstat, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
app-admin/sysstat to version: 12.7.1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

app-admin/sysstat: before 12.7.1

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-07


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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