SB2017072511 - Information disclosure in sos
Published: July 25, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017072511
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-3171)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.