# CVE-2012-2664: The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root user password information from the Kickstart configu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The sosreport utility in the Red Hat sos package before 2.2-29 does not remove the root user password information from the Kickstart configuration file (/root/anaconda-ks.cfg) when creating an archive of debugging information, which might allow attackers to obtain passwords or password hashes.

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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0958.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1121.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76468
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54116

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