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    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:Jan 12, 2024
    Last Modified:Dec 10, 2025
    EPS:Jan 12, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00071
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Relax-and-recover
    Product
    Relax-and-recover
    Vendor
    Suse
    Product
    Linux Enterprise

    Exploits

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

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    References

    https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
    https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/
    https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
    https://github.com/rear/rear/pull/3123
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00003.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/12/msg00011.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7JIN57LUPBI2GDJOK3PYXNHJTZT3AQTZ/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UHKMPXJNXEJJE6EVYE5HM7EKEJFQMBN7/

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