UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4453

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4453
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4453.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4453
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:47Z
Published
2012-10-09T23:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:01.511190Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

dracut.sh in dracut, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora 16 and 17, and possibly other products, creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dracut@027-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
027-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "027-1",
            "binary_name": "dracut"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "027-1",
            "binary_name": "dracut-network"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4453.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dracut

Package

Name
dracut
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dracut@044+3-3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
044+3-3

Affected versions

Other
043-2
043-4
044+3-1
044+3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut-config-generic"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut-config-rescue"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut-core-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "044+3-3",
            "binary_name": "dracut-network"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4453.json"