CVE-2016-8637

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8637
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-08-01 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:26:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dracut Project Dracut All All All All
Application Dracut Project Dracut All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: CVE-2016-8637: dracut creates world readble initramfs when early cpio is used MLIST seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1392056 – (CVE-2016-8637) CVE-2016-8637 dracut: Local information disclosure of initramfs when early cpio is used CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
dracut.sh: create the initramfs non-world readable also if early cpio… · dracutdevs/dracut@0db9891 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Dracut CVE-2016-8637 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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