CVE-2014-4038
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.4 · CWE-59
4.4CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00018.htmlAdvisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0383.htmlAdvisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1320.htmlAdvisory
- 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