CVE-2014-4040

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.83% (79th) EPSS

CVSS 5 · medium

Is it mine?

8 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedpowerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0384
Fixedpowerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0384
Fixedpowerpc-utils-debuginfo-0:1.2.24-7.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:0384

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.2–5

v2.05mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 2.9

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v2.01.2lowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-310USprimaryCWE-200US

affected products (8)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
SUSE Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:-
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
powerpc-utils project powerpc-utils= 1.2.20nvdUScpe:2.3:a:powerpc-utils_project:powerpc-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
powerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
powerpc-utils-0:1.2.24-7.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
powerpc-utils-debuginfo-0:1.2.24-7.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2015:0384Red Hat Security Advisory: powerpc-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update2015-03-05csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated powerpc-utils packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
WID-SEC-W-2025-2692Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (powerpc-utils): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2015-03-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server in Verbindung mit den powerpc-utils ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2014-06-17modified 2026-06-17

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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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