Security update for ppc64-diag
SUSE Security Update: Security update for ppc64-diag
ppc64-diag has been updated to prevent the usage of predictable filenames
in /tmp in various scripts and daemons (CVE-2014-4038) Also the snapshot
tarball was previously generated world readable, which could have leaked
sensible information, which is only visible to root, to all users. It is
now readable for root only (CVE-2014-4039).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-4038
* CVE-2014-4039
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0928-1 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #882667 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
ppc64-diag has been updated to prevent the usage of predictable filenames
in /tmp in various scripts and daemons (CVE-2014-4038) Also the snapshot
tarball was previously generated world readable, which could have leaked
sensible information, which is only visible to root, to all users. It is
now readable for root only (CVE-2014-4039).
Security Issues:
* CVE-2014-4038
* CVE-2014-4039
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-ppc64-diag-9533
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64):
- ppc64-diag-2.6.1-0.14.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4038.html
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4039.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/882667
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=26da23b6b57c4c1578e0de40de51309c