CVE-2016-8637

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8637
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8637.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-8637
Related
Published
2018-08-01T13:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-08T10:06:29.326874Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dracut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
044+189-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dracut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
044+189-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dracut?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
044+189-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Git / github.com/dracutdevs/dracut

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
Fixed

Affected versions

0.*

0.1
0.2
0.3
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0.6
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0.8
0.9

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