Vulnerability in Relax-and-recover
CVE-2024-23301
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Relax-and-recover
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise — versions 15.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23301?
- CVE-2024-23301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Relax-and-recover, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23301?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-23301 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.