sysreport 1.3.15 and earlier includes contents of the up2date file in a report, which leaks the password for a proxy server in plaintext and allows local users to gain privileges.
secunia.com/advisories/15675
securitytracker.com/id?1014181
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-502.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13936
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A623
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9522