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SUSE: CVE-2016-8637: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-8637: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/03/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/03/2017
Modified
02/04/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-dracut
  • suse-upgrade-dracut-fips
  • suse-upgrade-dracut-ima

References

  • SUSE-SU-2017:0641-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:0951-1
  • SUSE-SU-2017:2696-1
  • CVE-2016-8637

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