Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Sep 27, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-14650
CVE-2018-14650
Description
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
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Affected products
21.4+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 1.4
- (no CPE)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3663mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- github.com/sosreport/sos-collector/commit/72058f9253e7ed8c7243e2ff76a16d97b03d65edmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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