Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-257)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update announced via the referenced Security Advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that dracut created initramfs images as world readable. A local user could possibly use this flaw to obtain sensitive information from these files, such as iSCSI authentication passwords, encrypted root file system crypttab passwords, or other information. (CVE-2012-4453 )
Solution
Solution
Run yum update dracut to update your system.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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