UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8637
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.
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8637
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8637
dracut
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 043-2
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions043-4Source reference:
/affected/0/versions044+3-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions044+3-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions044+3-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- 044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "dracut",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dracut?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial",
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
},
"versions": [
"043-2",
"043-4",
"044+3-1",
"044+3-2",
"044+3-3"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8637.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "dracut",
"binary_version": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dracut-config-generic",
"binary_version": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dracut-config-rescue",
"binary_version": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dracut-core",
"binary_version": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "dracut-network",
"binary_version": "044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #23718 · Revision 1
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