CVE-2012-4453

dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

🔗 References (16)

• secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
• secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
• secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
• secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448