CVE-2026-25828

grub-btrfs through 2026-01-31 on Arch Linux and derivative distributions allows initramfs OS command injection because it does not sanitize the $root parameter to resolvedevice. NOTE: a third party reports "exploitation may not be feasible under normal conditions and may depend on specific...

CVE-2026-25828

grub-btrfs through 2026-01-31 on Arch Linux and derivative distributions allows initramfs OS command injection because it does not sanitize the $root parameter to resolvedevice. NOTE: a third party reports "exploitation may not be feasible under normal conditions and may depend on specific...

CVE-2026-25828

CVE-2026-25828 affects grub-btrfs up to 2026-01-31 on Arch Linux and derivatives. The initramfs hook grub-btrfs-overlayfs passes the kernel parameter $root to resolve_device() without sanitization, enabling potential initramfs command execution as root during boot. The issue is rooted in not sani...

PT-2026-7909

grub-btrfs through 2026-01-31 on Arch Linux and derivative distributions allows initramfs OS command injection because it does not sanitize the $root parameter to resolve device...

CVE-2026-25828

grub-btrfs through 2026-01-31 on Arch Linux and derivative distributions allows initramfs OS command injection because it does not sanitize the $root parameter to resolvedevice. NOTE: a third party reports "exploitation may not be feasible under normal conditions and may depend on specific...

Exploit for CVE-2026-25828

CVE-2026-25828 - Command Injection in grub-btrfs initramfs hoo...

MiracleLinux 4 : dracut-004-336.AXS4.2 (AXSA:2014-007:01)

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2014-007:01 advisory. dracut is a new, event-driven initramfs infrastructure based around udev. Security issues fixed with this release: CVE-2012-4453 dracut.sh in dracut creates...

microcode_ctl security update

2:2.1-73.24.0.20250512 - update microcode bundle to 20250512 Orabug: 38139038 2:2.1-73.23.0.20250211 - update microcode bundle to 20250211 Orabug: 37670820 - drop releasenote.md file 2:2.1-73.20.0.1 - don't bother calling dracut if virtualized Orabug: 35702409 - also rebuild initramfs for...

EUVD-2016-9480

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2019-4703

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2024-51814

Malicious code in bioql PyPI...

Oracle Linux 8 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2025-10991)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-10991 advisory. 4:20250512-1.0.1 - enable use with ueknext and UEK8 kernels - don't bother calling dracut if virtualized Orabug: 35710077 - ensure UEK also rebuilds initramfs...

Exploit for CVE-2025-38676

CVE-2025-38676 — Linux Kernel ≤ 6.17-rc2 AMD IOMMU stack buf...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-13179

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Calamares versions 3.1 through 3.2.10 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from /cryptokeyfile.bin mode 0600 owned by root to /boot within a globally readable...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4996

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-8637

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A local information disclosure issue was found in dracut before 045 when generating initramfs images with world-readable permissions when 'early cpio' is used,...

CVE-2008-4996

init in initramfs-tools 0.92f allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/initramfs.debug temporary file. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that "init is used in a single-user context; there's no possibility that this is exploitable...

kernel: initramfs: avoid filename buffer overrun

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: initramfs: avoid filename buffer overrun The initramfs filename field is defined in Documentation/driver-api/early-userspace/buffer-format.rst as: 37 cpiofile := ALGN4 + cpioheader + filename + "\0" + ALGN4 + data ... 55...

Oracle Linux VM Restored to Azure Fails to Boot

Challenge After restoring a VM to Azure that ran Oracle Linux, that VM fails to boot. Cause Some Oracle Linux deployments may not include the Hyper-V-related UEK Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel modules, such as: hvvmbus hvstorvsc hvutils hvnetvsc When these modules are missing, issues can occur...

The vulnerability of the do_name() function in the init/initramfs.c module of the Linux kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the doname function in the init/initramfs.c module of the Linux kernel is related to memory allocation beyond the bounds of the allocated buffer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the...