Unscored CVE-2014-0246 EUVD-2014-0284GHSA-hm8c-c6gx-vfpq

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by re…

Published May 29, 2014 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Package: sosreport Package: sosreport Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Debian 12	sosreport	No fix yet	—

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗

Release	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	sosreport	3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1	—

References

67634 vdb-entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101393
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