CVE-2024-23301

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default PermissionsCWE-3596 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 72.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Relax-and-recover Relax-and-recoverFedoraproject FedoraRedhat Enterprise Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 12
Latest updateJan 13

Description

Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y. This allows local attackers to gain access to system secrets otherwise only readable by root.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianrear< 2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1+3

Also affects: Fedora 39, Linux Enterprise 15.0, Enterprise Linux 8.0, 9.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-5g36-x562-44f9: Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2↗2024-01-13
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OSV
CVE-2024-23301: Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2↗2024-01-12
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CVEList
CVE-2024-23301: Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2↗2024-01-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
rear: creates a world-readable initrd↗2024-01-13
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Debian
CVE-2024-23301: rear - Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when us...↗2024
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