Security
Security
A use-after-free in sysstat was discovered which may allow arbitrary code execution.
| Package | app-admin/sysstat on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 12.2.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 12.2.1 |
sysstat is a package containing a number of performance monitoring utilities for Linux, including sar, mpstat, iostat and sa tools.
A double-free in sysstat’s check_file_actlst() function was discovered.
A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All sysstat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sysstat-12.2.1"
Release date
July 27, 2020
Latest revision
July 27, 2020: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
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