vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-8637
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 1, 2018 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 1, 2018
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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