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.
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Information
Published : 2012-10-09 23:55
Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51
NVD link : CVE-2012-4453
Mitre link : CVE-2012-4453
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4453
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server
fedoraproject
- fedora
dracut_project
- dracut
CWE
CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions