The sysstat is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). It was found that the sysstat initscript created a temporary file in an insecure way. A local attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary files via a symbolic link attack.
osvdb.org/39709
secunia.com/advisories/26527
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1005.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25380
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1005
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3852
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188808
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251200
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36045