sosreport: temporary file created with world-readable permissions
Published Jul 25, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.34%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sos
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sos
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sos
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sos | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sos | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sos | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of sos package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/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 3, 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 25.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00342) | 25.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3171 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218658 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sosreport/PYSEC-2017-72.yaml
- https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d7759d3ddae5fe99a340c88a1d370d65cfa73fd6 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/425
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3171
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3171
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3171 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218658 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw46-8559-cggp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/sosreport/PYSEC-2017-72.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d7759d3ddae5fe99a340c88a1d370d65cfa73fd6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/425 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3171 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3171 |
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