CVE-2024-23301

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.

References

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

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

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

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3