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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-79655 EUVD-2026-65492GHSA-jhqm-m4j3-wqq2

Sos: sos: path traversal in sos clean tar extraction via unvalidated symlink/hardlink targets leads to arbitrary file write

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Nov 11, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in sos clean, a utility within the sos package. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform arbitrary file creation or overwrite. By crafting a malicious tar archive, an attacker can exploit a path traversal issue during tar extraction, where symlink and hardlink targets are not properly validated. This enables the attacker to write files to arbitrary locations on the system with the privileges of the sos clean process, which often runs as root.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 sos 4.12.0-2 —
Debian 13 sos No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 sos No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS sos No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS sosreport No fix yet —

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 sos +1 4.11.2-7.el9_9 RLSA-2026:97867

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 sos 4.6.1-3 —

Advisories 2

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