CVE - CVE-2016-8637

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-8637	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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MISC:94128 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128 MISC:[oss-security] 20161107 CVE-2016-8637: dracut creates world readble initramfs when early cpio is used URL:http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637 MISC:https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4 URL:https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20161012	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161012)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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