# CVE-2023-33204: sysstat through 12.7.2 allows a multiplication integer overflow in check\_overflow in common.c.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-05-18 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

sysstat through 12.7.2 allows a multiplication integer overflow in check_overflow in common.c. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-39377.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/pull/360
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00026.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NUBFX3UNOSM7KFUIB3J32ASYT5ZRXJQV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7UUEKMNDMC6RZTI4O367ZD2YKCOX5THX/

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