SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:0232-1

    Published: 7 Jan 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-4040
    Aliases:
    CVE-2014-4040

    Summary: Security update for powerpc-utils

    Details: 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)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150232-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/883174, https://bugzilla.suse.com/901216, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4040

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: powerpc-utils

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/powerpc-utils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.22-7.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High