Problem Note 68812: The TTEST procedure contains a security vulnerability related to memory constraints
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Severity: High
Description: If memory is limited to 75M or less on Linux, PROC TTEST might stop processing and issue a segmentation violation error.
Potential Impact: The resulting segmentation violation introduces a potential security risk.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | 64-bit Enabled AIX | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 15.1 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||||
Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdates
If the memory that is allocated on the Linux operating system is 75M or less, PROC TTEST might stop processing and issue a segmentation violation error.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> TTEST Analytics ==> Analysis of Means |
| Date Modified: | 2022-01-26 16:12:46 |
| Date Created: | 2022-01-20 16:42:09 |