CVE catalog
CVE-2014-4040
powerpc-utils: CVE-2014-4040
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.83% · Oct 25, 2026
snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a warning about reviewing this archive to detect included passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging access to a technical-support data stream.
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 | powerpc-utils | sid | 1.3.13-2 | fixed |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | forky | 1.3.13-2 | fixed |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | trixie | 1.3.13-1 | fixed |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | bookworm | 1.3.10-2 | fixed |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | linux micro 6.1 | 1.3.12-slfo.1.1_5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | linux enterprise server 12 | 1.2.22-7.1 | fixed |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 1.2.22-7.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | powerpc-utils | source | sid | 1.3.1-2 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | source | forky | 1.3.1-2 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | source | trixie | 1.3.1-2 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | powerpc-utils | source | bookworm | 1.3.1-2 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | rpm | linux micro 6.1 | 1.3.12-slfo.1.1_5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2025:21067-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 | 1.2.22-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | powerpc-utils | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 | 1.2.22-7.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0384]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-ru-2015_0574-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4040]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:21067-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4040]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4040]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2015/wid-sec-w-2025-2692.json]
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