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    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.

    Published:Sep 27, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 9, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00039
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dracut Project
    Product
    Dracut
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High