1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5636-1

USN-5636-1: SoS vulnerability

Publication date

26 September 2022

Overview

SoS could be made do expose sensitive information.

Releases

Packages

  • sosreport - Set of tools to gather troubleshooting data from a system

Details

It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that SoS incorrectly handled certain data.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy sosreport –  4.3-1ubuntu2.1
20.04 focal sosreport –  4.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.2
18.04 bionic sosreport –  4.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
16.04 xenial sosreport –  3.9.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1  
14.04 trusty sosreport –  3.5-1~ubuntu14.04.3+esm1  

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