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CVE-2015-7529

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a sy

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00058
Schedule remediation
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
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Affected Products & Versions

8
sos project sos>= 3.0 and <= 3.8
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux server tusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI sosreport HIGH fixed in 3.3
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD06 Nov 2017 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

3
usnUSN-2845-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:0188Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:0152Moderate
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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