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TI-2011-03602 Aliases CVE-2011-4083GHSA-27j9-864c-crj8

The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 1.7-9 and 2.x before 2.2-17…

Priority LOW 22CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 1.7-9 and 2.x before 2.2-17 includes (1) Certificate-based Red Hat Network private entitlement keys and the (2) private key for the entitlement in an archive of debugging information, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01003 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-3VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-8VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-9VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-10VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-11VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-14VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-15VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2-16VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-9 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-10 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-14 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-15 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:2.2-16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2-16 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7-6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7-8VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7-6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:sos:1.7-8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7-8 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2012:0153 Released 2012-02-21 · Red Hat rating Low
    sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sos-1.7-9.62.el5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) sos-1.7-9.62.el5
  • RHSA-2011:1536 Released 2011-12-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) sos-2.2-17.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) sos-2.2-17.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) sos-2.2-17.el6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) sos-2.2-17.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2012:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2012:0153
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1536
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1536
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4083
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27j9-864c-crj8

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2014-03197 sosreport in Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produces an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2012-02301 The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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