# CVE-2014-4040: snap in powerpc-utils 1.2.20 produces an archive with fstab and yaboot.conf files potentially containing cleartext passwords, and lacks a wa

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-06-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/17/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0384.html

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