Description
The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root user password information from the Kickstart configuration file (/root/anaconda-ks.cfg) when creating an archive of debugging information, which might allow attackers to obtain passwords or password hashes.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 29, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified