Vulnerability CVE-2012-4453
Published: 2012-10-09   Modified: 2012-10-10

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux 
Fedoraproject -> Dracut 
Fedoraproject -> Fedora 

 References:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git;a=commit;h=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
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