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CVE-2015-3171: sosreport sensitive information disclosure via weak permissions of the generated archives

May 13, 2022 (updated October 25, 2024)

sosreport 3.2 uses weak permissions for generated sosreport archives, which allows local users with access to /var/tmp/ to obtain sensitive information by reading the contents of the archive.

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218658
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sosreport/PYSEC-2017-72.yaml
  • github.com/sosreport/sos
  • github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d7759d3ddae5fe99a340c88a1d370d65cfa73fd6
  • github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/425
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3171

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3

Fixed versions

  • 3.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Source file

pypi/sosreport/CVE-2015-3171.yml

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