{"id":"SUSE-SU-2017:0641-1","summary":"Security update for dracut","details":"\nThis update for dracut fixes the following issues:\n\nSecurity issues fixed:\n\n- CVE-2016-8637: When the early microcode loading was enabled during initrd creation, the initrd\n  would be read-only available for all users, allowing local users to retrieve secrets stored in\n  the initial ramdisk. (bsc#1008340)\n\nNon security issues fixed:\n\n- Allow booting from degraded MD arrays with systemd. (bsc#1017695)\n- Start multipath services before local-fs-pre.target. (bsc#1005410, bsc#1006118, bsc#1007925,\n  bsc#986734, bsc#986838)\n","modified":"2026-03-11T06:31:57.834738Z","published":"2017-03-09T09:31:06Z","related":["CVE-2016-8637"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-8637"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20170641-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005410"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1006118"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007925"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1008340"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1017695"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986734"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986838"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8637"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"037-91.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut":"037-91.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:0641-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"037-91.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"037-91.1","dracut":"037-91.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:0641-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dracut","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/dracut&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"037-91.1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"dracut-fips":"037-91.1","dracut":"037-91.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:0641-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}