CVE-2024-23301
MEDIUMRelax-and-Recover < 2.7 - Incorrect Default Permissions in initrd
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (5)
fedoraproject/fedora
39
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
9.0
relax-and-recover/relax-and-recover
< 2.7
suse/linux_enterprise
15.0
Published
Jan 12, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026