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openSUSE Leap 15.X Advisory: 2024:0247-1 Important Rear23a Issue

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Calendar Grey January 26, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important notice regarding rear23a in openSUSE addresses a security vulnerability in the initrd file that was accessible to all users. Ensure you apply the update immediately.
This update for rear23a fixes the following issues: CVE-2024-23301: Fixed ReaR creates world-readable initrd with GRUB_RESCUE=Y

Description

This update for rear23a fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2024-23301: Fixed ReaR creates world-readable initrd with GRUB_RESCUE=Y.

(bsc#1218728)

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Topics Covered

security advisory important patch openSUSE world-readable issue GRUB_RESCUE

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-247=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-247=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP3-2024-247=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP4-2024-247=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2024-247=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le x86_64 i586)

* rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)

* rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)

* rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)

* rear23a-2.3.a-150300.21.3.1

References

* bsc#1218728

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23301.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218728

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0247-1
Rating: important

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security advisory important patch openSUSE world-readable issue GRUB_RESCUE

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