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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202506-12
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: sysstat: Arbitrary Code Execution
    Date: June 15, 2025
    Bugs: #907121
    ID: 202506-12

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    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
    ----------------- ------------ ------------
    app-admin/sysstat < 12.6.2-r1 >= 12.6.2-r1

    Description
    ===========

    A vulnerability has been discovered in sysstat. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. This CVE improves on an
    incomplete fix for CVE-2022-39377.

    Impact
    ======

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

    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-12.6.2-r1"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2023-33204
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33204

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202506-12

    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.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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