- Issued:
- 2012-02-21
- Updated:
- 2012-02-21
RHSA-2012:0153 - Low: sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Synopsis
Low: sos security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
An updated sos package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Description
Sos is a set of tools that gather information about system hardware and configuration.
The sosreport utility incorrectly included Certificate-based Red Hat Network private entitlement keys in the resulting archive of debugging information. An attacker able to access the archive could use the keys to access Red Hat Network content available to the host. This issue did not affect users of Red Hat Network Classic. (CVE-2011-4083)
This updated sos package also includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Technical Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant of these changes.
All sos users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues and adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- sos-1.7-9.62.el5.noarch.rpm
- sos-1.7-9.62.el5.src.rpm
Fixes
- This content is not included.BZ - 627416
- This content is not included.BZ - 641020
- This content is not included.BZ - 655046
- This content is not included.BZ - 673246
- This content is not included.BZ - 677123
- This content is not included.BZ - 708346
- This content is not included.BZ - 716987
- This content is not included.BZ - 717167
- This content is not included.BZ - 717480
- This content is not included.BZ - 717962
- This content is not included.BZ - 726421
- This content is not included.BZ - 749383
- This content is not included.BZ - 750573
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.8_Technical_Notes/sos.html#RHSA-2012-0153
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.