UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0246
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246
Upstream
Published
2014-05-29T14:19:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:37.101822Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / sosreport

Package

Name
sosreport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sosreport@3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.0-1
3.1-1
3.1-1ubuntu1
3.1-1ubuntu2
3.1-1ubuntu2.1
3.1-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "sosreport"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}