CVE catalog
CVE-2014-4038
ppc64-diag: CVE-2014-4038
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppc64-diag | sid | 2.7.9-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | ppc64-diag | forky | 2.7.9-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | ppc64-diag | bookworm | 2.7.9-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ppc64-diag | source | sid | 2.7.1-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ppc64-diag | source | forky | 2.7.1-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ppc64-diag | source | bookworm | 2.7.1-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4038]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4038]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-4038.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]