| Name | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3733-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1060747 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rear (PTS) | buster | 2.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 2.4+dfsg-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.6+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie, sid | 2.7+dfsg-1.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| rear | source | buster | 2.4+dfsg-1+deb10u1 | | DLA-3733-1 | |
| rear | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1060747 |
Notes
[bookworm] - rear <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - rear <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123
https://github.com/rear/rear/commit/89b61793d80bc2cb2abe47a7d0549466fb087d16