low2.1
CVE-2012-4453
dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permiss…
Impact
dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dracut Project | Dracut | before 024 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 16, 17 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 6.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258