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 permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low
- Status
- Modified - secalert@redhat.com
- Published
- 2012-10-09
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276
Affected products
- Dracut (Dracut Project)
- Fedora (Fedoraproject)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
References
- 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
