CVE-2012-2664 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 29 Jun 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

The sosreport utility fails to sanitize root passwords from Kickstart files, allowing local attackers to obtain sensitive credentials from generated archives.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-2664?

CVE-2012-2664 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2664?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (5)

`sos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	All versions	`0:1.7-9.62.el5_9.1`
`sos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:2.2-29.el6`
`sos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:2.2-29.el6`
`sos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:2.2-29.el6`
`sos` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:2.2-29.el6`

Products include Redhat Sos.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2664?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-2664 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2664 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2011-4083 Information disclosure in n/a Medium 4.3

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3979-2hvm-67c3, RHSA-2012:0958, RHSA-2013:1121.