CVE-2012-4453

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-276

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 9, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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