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sysstat: temporary file vulnerability

Package(s):

sysstat

CVE #(s):

CAN-2004-0107 CAN-2004-0108

Created:

March 10, 2004

Updated:

October 4, 2004

Description:

The sysstat utility has a temporary file vulnerability which can be exploited by a local attacker to overwrite system files.

Alerts:

Fedora-Legacy	FLSA:1372	2004-10-03
Gentoo	200404-04	2004-04-06
Debian	DSA-460-2	2004-04-03
Trustix	TSLSA-2004-0011	2004-03-16
Whitebox	WBSA-2004:053-01	2004-03-10
Red Hat	RHSA-2004:053-01	2004-03-10
Red Hat	RHSA-2004:093-01	2004-03-10
Debian	DSA-460-1	2004-03-10

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