The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root…
Priority LOW 23CWE-255Published · 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 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01413 72nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2013:1121 Released 2013-07-30 · Red Hat rating Lowsos security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) sos-1.7-9.62.el5_9.1
- RHSA-2012:0958 Released 2012-06-19 · Red Hat rating Lowsos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) sos-2.2-29.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) sos-2.2-29.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) sos-2.2-29.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) sos-2.2-29.el6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1121 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0958 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0958 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0958 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0958 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2664
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3979-2hvm-67c3
References
More Red Hat Sos vulnerabilities
- 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-2011-03602 The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 1.7-9 and 2.x before 2.2-17… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-2664 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2664 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3979-2hvm-67c3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2664 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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