CVE-2016-8637

MEDIUM

dracut < 045 - Local Information Disclosure via World-Readable Initramfs Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352

Scores

CVSS v3 5.0
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 22.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200 CWE-732
Status published
Products (1)
dracut_project/dracut < 045
Published Aug 01, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026