CVE-2015-3171 (GCVE-0-2015-3171)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-25 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 05:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d7759d3dd… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218658 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2014-10-30 00:00
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