The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0958 advisory.

  - sosreport does not blank root password in anaconda plugin (CVE-2012-2664)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2013:1121 :

An updated sos package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password. '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

The utility also collects yum repository information from '/etc/yum.repos.d' which in uncommon configurations may contain passwords. Any http_proxy password specified in these files will now be automatically removed. Passwords embedded within URLs in these files should be manually removed or the files excluded from the archive.

All users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

An updated sos package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password. '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

The utility also collects yum repository information from '/etc/yum.repos.d' which in uncommon configurations may contain passwords. Any http_proxy password specified in these files will now be automatically removed. Passwords embedded within URLs in these files should be manually removed or the files excluded from the archive.

All users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

An updated sos package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password. '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

This updated sos package also includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root /anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password.
'/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

The utility also collects yum repository information from '/etc/yum.repos.d' which in uncommon configurations may contain passwords. Any http_proxy password specified in these files will now be automatically removed. Passwords embedded within URLs in these files should be manually removed or the files excluded from the archive.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:0958 :

An updated sos package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password. '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

This updated sos package also includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements.

The sos package contains a set of tools that gather information from system hardware, logs and configuration files. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging.

The sosreport utility collected the Kickstart configuration file ('/root/anaconda-ks.cfg'), but did not remove the root user's password from it before adding the file to the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could possibly use this flaw to obtain the root user's password. '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' usually only contains a hash of the password, not the plain text password. (CVE-2012-2664)

Note: This issue affected all installations, not only systems installed via Kickstart. A '/root/anaconda-ks.cfg' file is created by all installation types.

This updated sos package also includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

All users of sos are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
59598	RHEL 6 : sos (RHSA-2012:0958)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/20/2012	4/27/2024	critical
69159	Oracle Linux 5 : sos (ELSA-2013-1121)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/31/2013	1/14/2021	medium
69162	RHEL 5 : sos (RHSA-2013:1121)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	7/31/2013	1/14/2021	medium
59933	CentOS 6 : sos (CESA-2012:0958)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	7/11/2012	1/4/2021	medium
69144	CentOS 5 : sos (CESA-2013:1121)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	7/31/2013	1/4/2021	medium
69167	Scientific Linux Security Update : sos on SL5.x (noarch) (20130730)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	7/31/2013	1/14/2021	medium
68562	Oracle Linux 6 : sos (ELSA-2012-0958)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	7/12/2013	1/14/2021	medium
61350	Scientific Linux Security Update : sos on SL6.x (20120620)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	8/1/2012	1/14/2021	medium

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