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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 19.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Relax-And-Recover
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.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.