What is the severity of CVE-2014-3925?

CVE-2014-3925 has a medium severity rating due to the potential exposure of cleartext passwords in produced archives.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3925?

To fix CVE-2014-3925, update to a newer version of Red Hat sos that is later than 1.7, or ensure sensitive information is not included in the fstab file before generating the archive.

Who is affected by CVE-2014-3925?

CVE-2014-3925 affects users of Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and certain versions of Ubuntu Linux.

What vulnerability does CVE-2014-3925 exploit?

CVE-2014-3925 exploits the lack of warning regarding cleartext passwords in the fstab file within sosreport archives.

Is CVE-2014-3925 a critical vulnerability?

CVE-2014-3925 is not classified as critical, but users should take precautions to protect sensitive information due to possible exposure.

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CVE-2014-3925

medium

CWE

255

1/6/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-3925

First published: Sun Jun 01 2014(Updated: )

sosreport in Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 produces an archive with an fstab file potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Ubuntu	=14.04
Ubuntu	=15.04
Ubuntu	=15.10
Red Hat sos (Supportability Tools)	<=1.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	=5

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-3925?
CVE-2014-3925 has a medium severity rating due to the potential exposure of cleartext passwords in produced archives.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3925?
To fix CVE-2014-3925, update to a newer version of Red Hat sos that is later than 1.7, or ensure sensitive information is not included in the fstab file before generating the archive.
Who is affected by CVE-2014-3925?
CVE-2014-3925 affects users of Red Hat sos 1.7 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and certain versions of Ubuntu Linux.
What vulnerability does CVE-2014-3925 exploit?
CVE-2014-3925 exploits the lack of warning regarding cleartext passwords in the fstab file within sosreport archives.
Is CVE-2014-3925 a critical vulnerability?
CVE-2014-3925 is not classified as critical, but users should take precautions to protect sensitive information due to possible exposure.

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