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 ob...
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 0.36%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/dracut(Debian:12) | < 020-1.1 | 020-1.1 |
| debian/dracut(Debian:13) | < 020-1.1 | 020-1.1 |
| debian/dracut(Debian:14) | < 020-1.1 | 020-1.1 |
| dracut project dracut | < 024 | 024 |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 16 | No fix listed |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 17 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux server | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux workstation | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2012-4453 vendor-advisory
- git.kernel.org
- RHSA-2013:1674 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120927 dracut creates non-world readable initramfs images mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120927 Re: dracut creates non-world readable initramfs images mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20120927 Re: dracut creates world readable initramfs images mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 55713 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- dracut-initramfs-information-disclosure(79258) third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking