USN-2845-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2845-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2845-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2845-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2015-12-18T03:39:01Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:40:56Z
Summary
sosreport vulnerabilities
Details

Dolev Farhi discovered an information disclosure issue in SoS. If the /etc/fstab file contained passwords, the passwords were included in the SoS report. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-3925)

Mateusz Guzik discovered that SoS incorrectly handled temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files or gain access to temporary file contents containing sensitive system information. (CVE-2015-7529)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / sosreport

Package

Name
sosreport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sosreport@3.1-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

3.*
3.0-1
3.1-1
3.1-1ubuntu1
3.1-1ubuntu2
3.1-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "sosreport",
            "binary_version": "3.1-1ubuntu2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2845-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-3925"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2015-7529"
        }
    ]
}