Bug 424161 - Tricking sysreport into running 'rm -rf /' critical data loss
Summary: Tricking sysreport into running 'rm -rf /' critical data loss
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: sos
Version: 5.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
high
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Assignee: Navid Sheikhol-Eslami
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Depends On: 332211
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-12-13 20:42 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2008-04-08 15:57 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHBA-2008-8237
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2008-04-08 15:57:50 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2008:8237 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE sos bug fix update 2008-04-08 15:57:47 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2007-12-13 20:42:56 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #332211 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.1 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 3 Mark J. Cox 2008-04-01 10:16:38 UTC 
Suggested errata text (sent to docs)

"The sysreport utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 did not sanitise the case
number entered by the administrator, or the machine hostname. By entering
certain invalid data an administrator could inadvertently cause the script to
attempt to recursively remove all directories."
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2008-04-08 15:57:50 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-8237.html
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