CVE-2014-4039 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2014-4039

ppc64-diag 2.6.1 uses 0775 permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap and does not...

Vulnerability Description

ppc64-diag 2.6.1 uses 0775 permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap and does not properly restrict permissions for /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in this archive, as demonstrated by /var/log/messages and /etc/yaboot.conf.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

enterprise linux server, ppc64-diag, linux enterprise server
Vulnerable Versions:
6.0, 7.0, 2.6.1, 11

Timeline

Official Publish: June 17th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.