CVE-2012-4453 | BDVDB-2026-52902 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.