CVE-2012-4453

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 5 sources updated this week

0.0

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.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 11.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 9, 2012

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (16)

secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448
secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79258
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=boot/dracut/dracut.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e1b48995c26c4f06d1a71
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1674.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/27/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55713
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859448

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
redhat	dracut-0:004-336.el6	2013-11-20	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-276Incorrect Default Permissions

All Vendor Advisories

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Red HatRHSA-2013:1674MODERATE2012-09-27
RHSA-2013:1674 — Moderate

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What is CVE-2012-4453?

CVE-2012-4453 is a none vulnerability published on October 9, 2012. 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.

When was CVE-2012-4453 disclosed?

CVE-2012-4453 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 9, 2012, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2012-4453 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4453 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2012-4453?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-4453, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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