CVE-2018-14650
sos-collector: incorrect permissions set on newly created files
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · September 27, 2018
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
It was discovered that sos-collector does not properly set the default permissions of newly created files, making all files created by the tool readable by any local user. A local attacker may use this flaw by waiting for a legit user to run sos-collector and steal the collected data in the /var/tmp directory.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.9CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions