CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-8637

7.8 HIGH Published 2018-08-01 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-08-01
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200, CWE-732

Description

A 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.

Affected configurations

• dracut project dracut (< 045)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness

References