CVE-2024-23301
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 12, 2024
Updated: Feb 21, 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-23301 is a vulnerability affecting Relax-and-Recover (ReaR) before version 2.7. This issue arises when GRUB_RESCUE is set to 'y', leading to the creation of a world-readable initrd. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability locally and gain access to system secrets, which are typically restricted to root users. This poses a significant risk to system security and confidentiality. Users are strongly encouraged to update to the latest version of ReaR to mitigate this issue.
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Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Fedora Operating System
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat
- SUSE Linux GmbH
- Fedora Project
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