CVE-2014-4039 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive system logs and configuration files due to insecure permissions on temporary diagnostic archives.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-4039?
CVE-2014-4039 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, published on 17 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4039?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ppc64-Diag Project Ppc64-Diag, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4039?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-4039 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4039 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux Server
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4039, GHSA-ccg6-gvwm-fgpg.