csaf_suse - suse-su-2015:0232-1

SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2015-01-07 17:50 - Updated: 2015-01-07 17:50

Summary

Security update for powerpc-utils

Notes

Title of the patch

Security update for powerpc-utils

Description of the patch

powerpc-utils was updated to fix one security issue. This security issue was fixed: - May expose passwords from fstab or yaboot.con (CVE-2014-4040). This additional fix was included: - LPAR crashes when drmgr attempts to offline last remaining cpu core (bnc#901216)

Patchnames

SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-57

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CVE-2014-4040 (GCVE-0-2014-4040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-06-17 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:04

Summary

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.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

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	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

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SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1

CVE-2014-4040 (GCVE-0-2014-4040)

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