CVE-2016-8637
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.31%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 22
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-732
- CWE-200
Referencias
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/352
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94128
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8637
- https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/0db98910a11c12a454eac4c8e86dc7a7bbc764a4
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