HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2015-7529
HIGH

CVE-2015-7529

CWE-59Published: November 6, 2017· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

sosreport in SoS 3.x allows local users to obtain sensitive information from sosreport files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on an archive file in a temporary directory, as demonstrated by sosreport-$hostname-$date.tar in /tmp/sosreport-$hostname-$date.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-7529 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Canonical1 product(s)
ubuntu linux
Red Hat6 product(s)
enterprise linux desktopenterprise linux serverenterprise linux server ausenterprise linux server eusenterprise linux server tusenterprise linux workstation
sos_project1 product(s)
sos
Source: NVD CPE · 26 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
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Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696
PATCHhttps://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.html
ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162
ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188
ADVISORYhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542

All References (16)

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sosreport/sos/issues/696Issue Tracking · Patch · Third Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0152.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0188.htmlThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83162Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2845-1Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0152Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0188Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1282542Issue Tracking · Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2015-7529
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-59
CISA KEVNo
Affected3 vendor(s)
PublishedNov 6, 2017

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2015-7529 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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