CVE-2024-23301

Published: Jan 12, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (5)

Products: Relax And Recover: Relax And Recover · Suse: Linux Enterprise · Redhat: Enterprise Linux · +1 more

Show all products

Relax And Recover: Relax And Recover · Suse: Linux Enterprise · Redhat: Enterprise Linux · Fedoraproject: Fedora

1 product

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Relax And Recover Relax And Recover	Up to 2.7

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Suse Linux Enterprise	Version 15.0

Configuration C

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 8.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux	Version 9.0

Configuration D

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 39

Related CWEs

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

References (13)

https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122