SAR process utilizing high memory due to corrupted SA file

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • System crashed due to Out of Memory issue where SAR among one of the process using high memory.
  • SAR process consuming high memory in RHEL system installed with sysstat-11.7.3-11.el8.x86_64 package.

Environment

  • RHEL 8
  • sysstat-11.7.3-11.el8.x86_64

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