Ubuntu Security Notice 6145-1 - 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. 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6145-1
June 07, 2023
sysstat vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Sysstat could be made to crash or run programs if it processed specially
crafted data.
Software Description:
- 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)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.04:
sysstat 12.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.10:
sysstat 12.5.6-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
sysstat 12.5.2-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
sysstat 12.2.0-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
sysstat 11.6.1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
sysstat 11.2.0-1ubuntu0.3+esm2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
sysstat 10.2.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6145-1
CVE-2022-39377, CVE-2023-33204
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.6.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.5.6-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.5.2-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysstat/12.2.0-2ubuntu0.3