Credentials Management Affecting sos package, versions <0:2.2-29.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-SOS-1442669
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Feb 2012

Introduced: 14 Feb 2012

CVE-2012-2664  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-255  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 sos to version 0:2.2-29.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0958.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sos package and not the sos package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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