Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120550
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-257)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'dracut' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-257 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'dracut' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-257 advisory. Vulnerability 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) Affected Software/OS: 'dracut' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 2.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4453 55713 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713 RHSA-2013:1674 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html [oss-security] 20120927 Re: dracut creates non-world readable initramfs images http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4 [oss-security] 20120927 Re: dracut creates world readable initramfs images http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6 [oss-security] 20120927 dracut creates non-world readable initramfs images http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3 dracut-initramfs-information-disclosure(79258) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258 http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
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