sosreport 3.2 uses weak permissions for generated sosreport archives, which allows local…
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
sosreport 3.2 uses weak permissions for generated sosreport archives, which allows local users with access to /var/tmp/ to obtain sensitive information by reading the contents of the archive.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00342 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed sosreport (PyPI): 3.3
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 |
| — | sosreport (PyPI) | before 3.3 | 3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sosreport (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.3 Fixed in 3.3 Patch available GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sos_project:sos:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Sos Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sos_project:sos:3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Sos Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp sosreport (PyPI) Fixed in 3.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3171
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp
References
Patch 2
More Sos Project Sos vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06262 sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-02601 Information disclosure in ovirt-log-collector CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-3171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-3171 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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