CVE-2014-4038

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.4 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2014-06-17

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected products

• Ppc64-diag (Ppc64-diag Project)
• Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
• Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)

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