Medium severity · published Jan 12, 2024
CVE-2024-23301
Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
39 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise · Suse
15.0 · source: NVD
RE
Relax-and-recover · Relax-and-recover
through 2.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23301
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23301
Exploit
https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
Patch
https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00011.html
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