Description
modules.d/90crypt/module-setup.sh in the dracut package before 037-17.30.1 in openSUSE 13.2 allows local users to have unspecified impact via a symlink attack on /tmp/dracut_block_uuid.map.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | dracut | 037-51.17.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:2065-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 | dracut | 037-51.17.3 | SUSE-SU-2015:2065-1 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2015:2065-1 Security update for dracut SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [opensuse-bugs] 20150619 [Bug 935338] dracut uses hardcoded /tmp/dracut_block_uuid.map filename - symlink attack mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2022 vendor-advisory
- [opensuse-bugs] 20150619 [Bug 935338] VUL-0: CVE-2015-0794: dracut: uses hardcoded /tmp/dracut_block_uuid.map filename - symlink attack mailing-list