CVE-2014-4039
ppc64-diag: multiple temporary file races
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · June 13, 2014
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
Multiple insecure temporary file use flaws were found in the way the ppc64-diag utility created certain temporary files. A local attacker could possibly use either of these flaws to perform a symbolic link attack and overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running ppc64-diag, or obtain sensitive information from the temporary files.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-378 · Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions