CVE-2014-4038
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.4
Description
ppc64-diag 2.6.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack related to (1) rtas_errd/diag_support.c and /tmp/get_dt_files, (2) scripts/ppc64_diag_mkrsrc and /tmp/diagSEsnap/snapH.tar.gz, or (3) lpd/test/lpd_ela_test.sh and /var/tmp/ras.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | 11 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.7.1-5 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.7.1-5 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.7.1-5 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ppc64-diag_project | ppc64-diag | 2.6.1 | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00018.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0383.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1320.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60616
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68049
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882667
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109371
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4038
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.