CVE-2016-8637 MEDIUM

CVE-2016-8637

Vendor The Dracut Project
Product dracut
Weakness CWE-732
Published August 1, 2018
Last update August 6, 2024

CVSS base score

5.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2018 CVE published
August 6, 2024 Record updated