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dracut: information disclosure

Package(s):dracut CVE #(s):CVE-2012-4453
Created:October 15, 2012 Updated:October 22, 2012
Description: From the CVE entry:

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.

Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2012-14953 2012-10-13
Fedora FEDORA-2012-14959 2012-10-13
Mageia MGASA-2012-0303 2012-10-20
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