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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842570
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2845-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'sosreport' package(s) announced via the USN-2845-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'sosreport' package(s) announced via the USN-2845-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dolev Farhi discovered an information disclosure issue in SoS. If the
/etc/fstab file contained passwords, the passwords were included in the
SoS report. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3925)

Mateusz Guzik discovered that SoS incorrectly handled temporary files. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files
or gain access to temporary file contents containing sensitive system
information. (CVE-2015-7529)

Affected Software/OS:
'sosreport' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-3925
USN-2845-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1
[oss-security] 20140529 CVE request: sos: /etc/fstab collected by sosreport, possibly containing passwords
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/6
[oss-security] 20140530 Re: CVE request: sos: /etc/fstab collected by sosreport, possibly containing passwords
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/30/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102633
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-7529
83162
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162
RHSA-2016:0152
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html
RHSA-2016:0188
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542
https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696
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