Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-8637
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 20.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.0
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
Products affected by CVE-2016-8637
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