CVE-2012-4453
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4453
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 020-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 020-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 020-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 020-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 020-1.1 |
| fedora | 16 | affected | |
| fedora | 17 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dracut_project | dracut | {"endExcluding":"024"} | 024 |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4453
CWEs
CWE-276
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.