1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5748-1

USN-5748-1: Sysstat vulnerability

Publication date

29 November 2022

Overview

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

Releases

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.

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.

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
22.10 kinetic isag –  12.5.6-1ubuntu0.1
sysstat –  12.5.6-1ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy isag –  12.5.2-2ubuntu0.1
sysstat –  12.5.2-2ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal isag –  12.2.0-2ubuntu0.2
sysstat –  12.2.0-2ubuntu0.2
18.04 bionic isag –  11.6.1-1ubuntu0.2
sysstat –  11.6.1-1ubuntu0.2

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