5.5

CVE-2024-23301: fedoraproject fedora Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2024-0131SUSE-SU-2024:0135-1SUSE-SU-2024:0148-1
Published 12-01-2024Last modified 10-12-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-23301 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 12-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

20%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.29%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Rear

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse15 products
  • rear116&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5< 1.16-15.3.1
  • rear1172a&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5< 1.17.2.a-5.3.1
  • rear118a&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5< 1.18.a-9.3.1
  • rear23a&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5< 2.3.a-3.9.1
  • rear23a&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP1< 2.3.a-150000.9.9.1
Opensuse3 products
  • rear23a&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.3.a-150300.21.3.1
  • rear27a&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 2.7-150500.3.3.1
  • rear&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 2.7-2.1
Redhat2 products
Debian1 product
  • rear< 2.7+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | < 2.7+dfsg-1.2 | < 2.4+dfsg-1+deb10u1 | < 2.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1
Fedoraproject1 product
Mageia1 product
  • rear< 2.6-2.1.mga9
Relax-and-recover1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • rearAll versions (No fix recorded)

8 vendors · 25 products

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