Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: 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.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | rear | 0:2.00-7.amzn2.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | rear-debuginfo | 0:2.00-7.amzn2.0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5
Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y. This allows local at…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2024-23301.html