CVEvulnerability
CVE-2012-4453
2.1 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2012-10-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-276
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 configurations
• dracut project dracut (< 024)
• fedoraproject fedora 16
• fedoraproject fedora 17
• redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
• redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions weakness
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71 git.kernel.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71 git.kernel.org
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry