CVE-2016-8637

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2018 at 01:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDracut

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4545
Affected range stops below 45, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637

CVSS

5MEDIUMredhat
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732CWE-200

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