sosreport does not blank root password in anaconda plugin
Published Jun 29, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.43%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sos-0:1.7-9.62.el5_9.1
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1121
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sos-0:2.2-29.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2012:0958
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sos-0:1.7-9.62.el5_9.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1121 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sos-0:2.2-29.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:0958 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01429) | 72.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.43% (0.01429) | 69.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 54.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 74.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 72.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 70.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00466) | 71.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2664 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826884 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2664
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2664
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2664 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826884 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2664 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2664 |
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