CVE-2012-4453

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-09-27

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-4453 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.4	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dracut)	ELSA-2013-1674	2013-11-25

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