# CVE-2022-39377: sysstat Incorrect Buffer Size calculation on 32-bit systems results in RCE via buffer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.7.1
- Published: 2022-11-08 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- sysstat: from 9.1.16, fixed in 12.7.1

## Description

sysstat is a set of system performance tools for the Linux operating system. On 32 bit systems, in versions 9.1.16 and newer but prior to 12.7.1, allocate_structures contains a size_t overflow in sa_common.c. The allocate_structures function insufficiently checks bounds before arithmetic multiplication, allowing for an overflow in the size allocated for the buffer representing system activities. This issue may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE). This issue has been patched in version 12.7.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sysstat, upgrade to a fixed version (12.7.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/security/advisories/GHSA-q8r6-g56f-9w7x
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00014.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHUVUDIVDJZ7AVXD3XX3NBXXXKPOKN3N/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7X6WKTODOUDV6M3HZMASYNZP6EM4N7W4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6F26ALXWYHT4LN2AHPZM34OQEXTJE3JZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-07

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