USN-8828-1: dracut Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 28-09-2026Last modified 28-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-8828-1 is a vulnerability in dracut Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 4 · Downstream 0 · Related 4
CVE-2016-8637CVE-2026-15816CVE-2026-16445CVE-2026-6893

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

dracut vulnerabilities It was discovered that dracut created initramfs images with overly permissive permissions under certain circumstances. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-8637) It was discovered that dracut did not properly sanitize DHCP options before writing them to shell scripts under certain circumstances. A remote attacker controlling a DHCP server on the local network could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root during system boot. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-6893) It was discovered that dracut did not properly quote error messages written to shell scripts under certain circumstances. A remote attacker controlling a DHCP server on the local network could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root during system boot. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15816) It was discovered that dracut did not properly sanitize network configuration data before writing it to a temporary shell script under certain circumstances. A remote attacker controlling DHCP on the local network could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as root during system boot. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-16445)

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • dracut< 044+3-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 047-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 048+80-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 051-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | < 060+5-1ubuntu3.4 | < 110-11ubuntu0.1

1 vendor · 1 product

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