Upstream information

CVE-2024-23301 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 5.5 7.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact None High
Availability Impact None High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1218728 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Liberty Linux 8
  • rear >= 2.6-11.el8_9
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2024:1719
SUSE Liberty Linux 9
  • rear >= 2.6-21.el9_3
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2024:1147
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5
  • rear116 >= 1.16-15.3.1
  • rear1172a >= 1.17.2.a-5.3.1
  • rear118a >= 1.18.a-9.3.1
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-3.9.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-8.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-135
SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-148
SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-190
SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-291
SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-292
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150000.9.9.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP1-2024-239
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150000.9.9.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150200.5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP2-2024-239
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP2-2024-253
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150200.5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2024-247
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2024-253
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150200.5.6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP4-2024-247
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP4-2024-253
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150500.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2024-247
SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2024-657
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150500.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 GA rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 GA rear27a-2.7-150500.3.3.1
openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • rear23a >= 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a >= 2.7-150500.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-247
openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-657
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • rear >= 2.7-2.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA rear-2.7-2.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 rear116 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 rear1172a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 rear118a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 rear27a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 rear27a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP6 rear27a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 rear116 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 rear1172a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 rear118a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 rear27a Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 rear23a Released
openSUSE Leap 15.5 rear27a Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP2 rear27a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 rear27a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 rear23a Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 rear27a Released
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 rear116 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1 rear116 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1 rear1172a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 rear116 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 rear1172a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 rear118a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 rear23a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 rear116 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 rear1172a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 rear118a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 rear23a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 rear116 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 rear1172a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 rear118a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 rear23a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 rear23a Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1 rear23a Released
openSUSE Leap 15.3 rear23a Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Jan 11 14:30:05 2024
CVE page last modified: Wed Apr 24 13:14:34 2024