Ubuntu Security Notice 5636-1 - It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5636-1
September 26, 2022
sosreport vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
SoS could be made do expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- sosreport: Set of tools to gather troubleshooting data from a system
Details:
It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
sosreport 4.3-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
sosreport 4.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.2
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
sosreport 4.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
sosreport 3.9.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
sosreport 3.5-1~ubuntu14.04.3+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5636-1
CVE-2022-2806
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sosreport/4.3-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sosreport/4.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sosreport/4.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.2