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SUSE: 2024:0148-1 important: rear23a world-readable issue fix

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Calendar Grey January 18, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
An update for rear23a addresses CVE-2024-23301 which creates world-readable initrd in SUSE Linux Enterprise.
* bsc#1218728 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-23301

Summary

## This update for rear23a fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-23301: Fixed ReaR creates world-readable initrd with GRUB_RESCUE=Y. (bsc#1218728) ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-148=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP5-2024-148=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64) * rear23a-2.3.a-3.9.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64) * rear23a-2.3.a-3.9.1

References

* bsc#1218728

Cross-

* CVE-2024-23301

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-23301 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* 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-2024:0148-1
Rating: important

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