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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-16445

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A flaw was found in dracut. A remote attacker on the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted DHCP options, such as a malicious root-path, next-server, or bootfile name, to a system using dracut's NetworkManager-based initrd network module. These options are improperly handled and written into a temporary shell script without proper escaping, leading to command injection. This allows the attacker to achieve root code execution within the initramfs during system boot.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 dracut
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:13 dracut
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Debian:14 dracut
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"112-1"}]}]

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