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title: "CVE-2014-0246\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-0246

Publication date 29 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0246?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| sosreport | 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 3.4-1~ubuntu14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0246?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

Fixed upstream in the 3.2 release

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| sosreport | * Upstream:   [5447fac](https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/5447facd2edd3b3e5f1d3ad736b411f8e6406077) * Upstream:   [23182c4](https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/23182c4f13fbadc9b7c2ab75c1ca249d5ba987d1) * Upstream:   [6501013](https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/6501013bb780161e941f5e078a6ed7052f670a51) * Upstream:   [d335f4f](https://github.com/sosreport/sos/commit/d335f4f09d033008cb6485d2cd8ca371a974d700) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0246)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0246)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-0246)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0246)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/27/1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0246>