Insecure Permissions in ppc64-diag 2.6.1 Allows Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Information

CVE-2014-4039 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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