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security advisoryupdateFedoraFedora 27: dracut Security Update - AMD Microcode Support
Adds support for early microcode for **AMD CPUs family > = 0x17**. Note: Intel CPU support is fine. To add the microcode to all your initramfs images: ``` # dracut --regenerate-all --force ``` To only add it to the current kernel version: ``` # dracut --force ```. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-53f304b0d3 2018-01-08 00:18:21.638526 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : dracut Product : Fedora 27 Version : 046 Release : 8.git20180105.fc27 URL : https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/wiki/ Summary : Initramfs generator using udev Description : dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE with the dracut-network package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Adds support for early microcode for **AMD CPUs family > = 0x17**. Note: Intel CPU support is fine. To add the microcode to all your initramfs images: ``` # dracut --regenerate-all --force ``` To only add it to the current kernel version: ``` # dracut --force ``` --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade dracut' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Jan 08, 2018
•Critical
Fedora
89
security advisoryFedorasystem updateFedora 26: 2018-01-07 Critical Dracut Update For AMD CPUs
Adds support for early microcode for **AMD CPUs family > = 0x17**. Note: Intel CPU support is fine. To add the microcode to all your initramfs images: ``` # dracut --regenerate-all --force ``` To only add it to the current kernel version: ``` # dracut --force ```. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2018-9bcc7b0b70 2018-01-07 21:10:57.336458 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : dracut Product : Fedora 26 Version : 046 Release : 8.git20180105.fc26 URL : https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/wiki/ Summary : Initramfs generator using udev Description : dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE with the dracut-network package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Adds support for early microcode for **AMD CPUs family > = 0x17**. Note: Intel CPU support is fine. To add the microcode to all your initramfs images: ``` # dracut --regenerate-all --force ``` To only add it to the current kernel version: ``` # dracut --force ``` --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade dracut' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be foundat https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Jan 07, 2018
•Critical
Fedora
100
security advisorysoftware patchSUSESUSE: 2017:1898-1 Important: Systemd Out-Of-Bounds Security Risk
An update that solves one vulnerability and has 8 fixes is An update that solves one vulnerability and has 8 fixes is An update that solves one vulnerability and has 8 fixes is now available. now available.. SUSE Security Update: Security update for systemd, dracut ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1898-1 Rating: important References: #1032029 #1033238 #1037120 #1040153 #1040968 #1043900 #1045290 #1046750 #986216 Cross-References: CVE-2017-9445 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has 8 fixes is now available. Description: This update for systemd and dracut fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2017-9445: Possible out-of-bounds write triggered by a specially crafted TCP payload from a DNS server. (bsc#1045290) Non-security issues fixed in systemd: - Automounter issue in combination with NFS volumes (bsc#1040968) - Missing symbolic link for SAS device in /dev/disk/by-path (bsc#1040153) - Add minimal support for boot.d/* scripts in systemd-sysv-convert (bsc#1046750) Non-security issues fixed in dracut: - Bail out if module directory does not exist. (bsc#1043900) - Suppress bogus error message. (bsc#1032029) - Fix module force loading with systemd. (bsc#986216) - Ship udev files required by systemd. (bsc#1040153) - Ignore module resolution errors (e.g. with kgraft). (bsc#1037120) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you canrun the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-1174=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1174=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1174=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1174=1 - OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-1174=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libudev-devel-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-debugsource-228-150.7.1 systemd-devel-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64): dracut-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-fips-044.1-109.8.3 libsystemd0-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 libudev1-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-debugsource-228-150.7.1 systemd-sysvinit-228-150.7.1 udev-228-150.7.1 udev-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch): systemd-bash-completion-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64): dracut-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-fips-044.1-109.8.3 libsystemd0-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 libudev1-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-debugsource-228-150.7.1 systemd-sysvinit-228-150.7.1 udev-228-150.7.1 udev-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (x86_64): libsystemd0-32bit-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 libudev1-32bit-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 systemd-32bit-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2 (noarch): systemd-bash-completion-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (x86_64): dracut-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.8.3 libsystemd0-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-32bit-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 libudev1-228-150.7.1 libudev1-32bit-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 systemd-228-150.7.1 systemd-32bit-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-32bit-228-150.7.1 systemd-debugsource-228-150.7.1 systemd-sysvinit-228-150.7.1 udev-228-150.7.1 udev-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2 (noarch): systemd-bash-completion-228-150.7.1 - OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64): dracut-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debuginfo-044.1-109.8.3 dracut-debugsource-044.1-109.8.3 libsystemd0-228-150.7.1 libsystemd0-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 libudev1-228-150.7.1 libudev1-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-228-150.7.1 systemd-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 systemd-debugsource-228-150.7.1 systemd-sysvinit-228-150.7.1 udev-228-150.7.1 udev-debuginfo-228-150.7.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9445.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032029 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1033238 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1037120 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1040153 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1040968 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1043900 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1045290 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046750 https://bugzilla.suse.com/986216 . SUSE Security Patch for systemd and dracut tackles urgent vulnerabilities while offering extra resolutions for affected products.. SUSE Security Update,SystemD Update,Dracut Patched,Software Fixes. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 19, 2017
•Important
SuSE
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security advisoryupdateFedoraFedora 25: dracut Moderate Update - Local File Disclosure and Fix
- fixed permissions of initramfs file, if microcode is prepended (CVE-2016-8637). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-cc5006bef7 2016-11-19 18:59:18.559792 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : dracut Product : Fedora 25 Version : 044 Release : 78.fc25 URL : https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/wiki/ Summary : Initramfs generator using udev Description : dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE with the dracut-network package. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: - fixed permissions of initramfs file, if microcode is prepended (CVE-2016-8637) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1392435 - CVE-2016-8637 dracut: Local information disclosure of initramfs when early cpio is used [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade dracut' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Nov 19, 2016
Fedora
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security advisorycriticalFedoraFedora 24: FEDORA-2016-94d1c64fe2 Critical: Dracut Info Disclosure
- fixed permissions of initramfs file, if microcode is prepended (CVE-2016-8637). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-94d1c64fe2 2016-11-09 22:53:19.739508 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : dracut Product : Fedora 24 Version : 044 Release : 21.fc24 URL : https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/wiki/ Summary : Initramfs generator using udev Description : dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE with the dracut-network package. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: - fixed permissions of initramfs file, if microcode is prepended (CVE-2016-8637) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1392435 - CVE-2016-8637 dracut: Local information disclosure of initramfs when early cpio is used [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1392435 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade dracut' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Nov 10, 2016
•Critical
Fedora
200
security advisorymoderatelocal accessScientific Linux 6: SLSA-2013:1674-2 Moderate Dracut Info Disclosure Risk
Moderate: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update. Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 16:04:25 +0000 Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@ Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Pat Riehecky Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: dracut on SL6.x (noarch) MIME-Version: 1.0 Synopsis: Moderate: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update Advisory ID: SLSA-2013:1674-2 Issue Date: 2013-11-21 CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-4453 -- 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) -- SL6 noarch dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team . The recent CentOS enhancement tackles possible vulnerability concerns in Oracle Linux.. dracut update, security advisory, SL6 security, information exposure, SL6 enhancements. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2013
Scientific Linux
98
security advisorysecurity issuebug fixRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RHSA-2013-1674-02 Moderate: Dracut Security Fix
Updated dracut packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1674-02 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1674.html Issue date: 2013-11-21 CVE Names: CVE-2012-4453 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated dracut packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - noarch 3. Description: The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition. It was discovered that dracut created initramfs imagesas 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) This issue was discovered by Peter Jones of the Red Hat Installer Team. These updated dracut packages include numerous bug fixes and two enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant of these changes. All dracut users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 610462 - mkinitrd has no man page 720684 - Booting with snapshot of / requires non user-friendly config 859448 - CVE-2012-4453 dracut: Creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions (information disclosure) 912299 - kernel installation fails if GREP_OPTIONS is set 1012626 - [FIPS140] dracut-fip updates needed for certification 1019104 - Interface renaming via ifname does not work for RHEL-6.5 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v.6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4453 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/dracut.html#RHSA-2013-1674 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFSjY/DXlSAg2UNWIIRAku4AKCcw5yzjZp3tX9ASlR/wqEl7YYdZACgmEA/ J5hKU5XeI6YXdWsDGAVq+Uc=GhQn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-listmailing list
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security advisorysecurity issueRed HatRed Hat: 2013:1674-02 Moderate: Dracut Information Disclosure Fix
Updated dracut packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More...]. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: dracut security, bug fix, and enhancement update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:1674-02 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1674.html Issue date: 2013-11-21 CVE Names: CVE-2012-4453 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated dracut packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add two enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - noarch 3. Description: The dracut packages include an event-driven initramfs generator infrastructure based on the udev device manager. The virtual file system, initramfs, is loaded together with the kernel at boot time and initializes the system, so it can read and boot from the root partition. 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) This issue was discovered by Peter Jones of the Red Hat Installer Team. These updated dracut packages include numerous bug fixes and two enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Technical Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant of these changes. All dracut users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 610462 - mkinitrd has no man page 720684 - Booting with snapshot of / requires non user-friendly config 859448 - CVE-2012-4453 dracut: Creates initramfs images with world-readable permissions (information disclosure) 912299 - kernel installation fails if GREP_OPTIONS is set 1012626 - [FIPS140] dracut-fip updates needed for certification 1019104 - Interface renaming via ifname does not work for RHEL-6.5 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v.6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-kernel-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-network-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: noarch: dracut-caps-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-fips-aesni-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-generic-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm dracut-tools-004-336.el6.noarch.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4453 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.5_Technical_Notes/dracut.html#RHSA-2013-1674 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc. . Revised dracut modules for Fedora tackle vulnerabilities, fix errors, and introduce improvements to bolster system integrity and performance.. Dracut Package Updates, Red Hat Security Response, Information LeakFixes. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 21, 2013
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