QID 242450

Date Published: 2023-11-15

QID 242450: Red Hat Update for sysstat (RHSA-2023:7010)

The sysstat packages provide the sar and iostat commands.
These commands enable system monitoring of disk, network, and other i/o activity...Security Fix(es):

    sysstat: check_overflow() function can work incorrectly that lead to an overflow (cve-2023-33204).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:7010 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242450

    CVE-2023-33204 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:7010 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7010
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