CVE-2016-8637

2018-08-0113:00:00

CWE-732

redhat

www.cve.org

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

7.2

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.

CNA Affected

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