Problem Note 69286: SAS fails with segfaults, a stack corruption, and a memory segment violation
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Severity: High
Description: SAS fails with segfaults, a stack corruption, and a memory segment violation when PROC SGPIE, PROC LOGISTIC, and PROC HPSPLIT are in a program. The issue occurs when the PROC SGPIE step does not contain a PIE or DONUT statement.
Potential Impact: Stack corruption could lead to an attacker gaining unauthorized access to the system.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | N/A | z/OS | 9.4 TS1M6 | |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Macintosh | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| AIX | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Solaris | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M6 | |||
| Cloud Foundry | Viya | |||
| Linux for AArch64 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 95/98 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | Viya | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | Viya | |||
| Windows Millennium Edition (Me) | Viya | |||
| Windows Vista | Viya | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | Viya | |||
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=softwareUpdatesA fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I9R.html#69286
SAS fails with segfaults, a stack corruption, and a memory segment violation when three procedures are called: PROC SGPIE, PROC LOGISTIC, and PROC HPSPLIT. This issue occurs when the PROC SGPIE step does not contain a PIE or DONUT statement
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2022-06-14 09:54:31 |
| Date Created: | 2022-06-10 12:25:55 |