CVE-2014-0246

sos: md5 hash of GRUB password collected when running sosreport

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Severity

Unknown

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 27, 2014

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

Statement

This bug is not a security issue. For a detailed explanation, refer to: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101393#c5

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE not specified