RHSA-2013:1674Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published
November 20, 2013
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2012-4453 →

📋 Description

CVE-2012-4453 — dracut: Creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions (information disclosure)

🎯 Affected products48

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • dracut-0:004-336.el6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-caps-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-caps-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-caps-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-caps-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-aesni-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)
  • dracut-fips-aesni-0:004-336.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)
  • +18 more not shown

✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

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