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CVE-2016-8637

MEDIUM
5.0CVSS
Published: 2018-08-01
Updated: 2024-11-21
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Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
local
Complexity
low
Privileges
low
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Weaknesses
CWE-732CWE-200

Metadata

Primary Vendor
DRACUT_PROJECT
Published
8/1/2018
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

dracut_project : dracut

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