medium5.0
CVE-2016-8637
A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used,…
Impact
A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used, such as when including microcode updates. Local attacker can use this to obtain sensitive information from these files, such as encryption keys or credentials.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dracut Project | Dracut | before 045 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4