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RedhatCVE-2016-8637

HistoryAug 01, 2018 - 1:29 p.m.

CVE-2016-8637

2018-08-0113:29:00

CWE-200

CWE-732

redhat

web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2016-8637

dracut

local info disclosure

initramfs

sensitive information

security vulnerability

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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

Nvd

Vulners

Node

dracut_projectdracutRange<045

VendorProductVersionCPE
dracut_projectdracut*cpe:2.3:a:dracut_project:dracut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
dracut_project	dracut	*	cpe:2.3:a:dracut_project:dracut::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "dracut",
    "vendor": "The Dracut Project",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "045"
      }
    ]
  }
]