CVE-2022-39377
sysstat: arithmetic overflow in allocate_structures() on 32 bit systems
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 8, 2022
Updated · June 26, 2026
Description
An arithmetic overflow issue was discovered in Sysstat on 32-bit systems. The allocate_structures() function in sa_common.c insufficiently checks bounds before arithmetic multiplication, allowing an overflow in the size allocated for the buffer representing system activities. The vulnerability can be triggered when displaying activity data files and may lead to memory corruption or possibly arbitrary code execution due to an incorrectly sized buffer.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-131 · Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size