Security Advisory

CVE-2014-4039

2.1

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.
Published Date June 17, 2014
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory