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Scientific Linux Security Update : sos on SL7.x (noarch) (20160216)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88801

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the way sos created certain sosreport files. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to perform a symbolic link attack to reveal the contents of sosreport files, or in some cases modify arbitrary files and escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2015-7529)

This update also fixes the following bug :

 - Previously, the sosreport tool was not collecting the /var/lib/ceph and /var/run/ceph directories when run with the ceph plug-in enabled, causing the generated sosreport archive to miss vital troubleshooting information about ceph. With this update, the ceph plug-in for sosreport collects these directories, and the generated report contains more useful information.

Solution

Update the affected sos package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?74d1d40a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88801

File Name: sl_20160216_sos_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 2.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/17/2016

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:sos, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7529