Exposure of Private Information ('Privacy Violation') Affecting rear package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-REAR-6157196
  • published15 Jan 2024
  • disclosed13 Jan 2024

Introduced: 13 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-23301  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-359  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 rear.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rear package and not the rear package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1