CVE catalog

CVE-2014-0246

sosreport: CVE-2014-0246

Severity: Low
Published: May 29, 2014, 2:19:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.32% · Oct 25, 2026

SOSreport stores the md5 hash of the GRUB bootloader password in an archive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the archive.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sosreport	bookworm	`4.0-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.0-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.1-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.1-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.1-1ubuntu2.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.1-1ubuntu2.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sosreport	14.04	`3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sosreport	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[749568]
Ubuntu	sosreport	deb	14.04	`3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0246	Not reported

[Debian bug #749568]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[sosreport]Affected
Source package: [sos]
Details (4)
- 4.0-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · sosreport · debian · bookworm; dsa · sosreport · debian · 12
- 4.0-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · sosreport · debian · bookworm; dsa · sosreport · debian · 12
- 4.10.2-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Affected
  dsa · sosreport · debian · bookworm; dsa · sosreport · debian · 12
- 4.10.2-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Affected
  dsa · sosreport · debian · bookworm; dsa · sosreport · debian · 12

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:09:55 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]