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CVE-2015-7529

SoSReport Predictable Tmp File Names

7.8 HighFix available

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
CVE-2015-7529
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
CVE-2015-7529
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0131 No score

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
EUVD-2017-0131
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3g56-2hh3-35ph 8.5

SoSReport Predictable Tmp File Names

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
GHSA-3g56-2hh3-35ph
CVSS 4.0
8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
CVE-2015-7529
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-7529 7.8

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7529
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3g56-2hh3-35ph 8.5

SoSReport Predictable Tmp File Names

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
GHSA-3g56-2hh3-35ph
CVSS 4.0
8.5 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7529 7.8

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7529
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-73 No score

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

Record
PYSEC-2017-73
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2845-1 No score

sosreport vulnerabilities

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)

Record
USN-2845-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sosreport
PyPI
 3.0 up to 3.3
3.3
sosreport
Debian:12
 before 3.2+git276-g7da50d6-3
3.2+git276-g7da50d6-3
sosreport
PyPI
 3.0 up to 3.3, plus listed versions
3.23.2.0a1
3.3
sosreport
PyPI
 3.0 and later, plus listed versions
3.23.2.0a1
 None known
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
 before 0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
 before 0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
 before 0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
 before 0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
0:3.2-28.el6_7.2
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client
 before 0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode
 before 0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server
 before 0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
sos
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation
 before 0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
0:3.2-35.el7_2.3
sosreport
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 3.1-1ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
3.0-13.1-13.1-1ubuntu13.1-1ubuntu23.1-1ubuntu2.1
3.1-1ubuntu2.2
sosreport
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 3.1-1ubuntu2.2, plus listed versions
3.0-13.1-13.1-1ubuntu13.1-1ubuntu23.1-1ubuntu2.1
3.1-1ubuntu2.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-7529 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sos Project Sos, published December 11, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in sosreport 3.3.

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