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ppc64-diag — security advisory
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.
- Products
- ppc64-diag
- Affected versions
- 2.7.1-1, 2.7.1-2, 2.7.1-3, 2.7.1-4
- Fixed versions
- 2.7.1-5
- CVEs
- CVE-2014-4039
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 14:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4039
ppc64-diag
Fixed versions: 2.7.1-5
ppc64-diag
Fixed versions: 2.7.1-5
Complete source record
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"url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4039",
"method": "structured",
"payload": {
"kind": "advisory",
"title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4039",
"summary": "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.",
"evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4039",
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},
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"evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
}
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"affected_versions": []
},
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}
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"severity": "unknown",
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"package": {
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"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
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"package": {
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"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/ppc64-diag?arch=source&distro=forky",
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},
"versions": [
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"2.7.1-2",
"2.7.1-3",
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},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
],
"modified": "2026-10-26T16:00:08.770068561Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
"CVE-2014-4039"
],
"references": [
"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4039"
]
},
"related_cves": [
{
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],
"security_relevant": true,
"severity_evidence": null
},
"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 454267,
"published_at": "2014-06-17T15:55:06.237+00:00"
}