SUSE: 2024:0657-1 Important: rear27a Initrd Security Issue
suse
February 28, 2024
* bsc#1202352 * bsc#1218728 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-23301
Summary
## This update for rear27a fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-23301: Fixed world-readable initrd with GRUB_RESCUE=Y (bsc#1218728). Bug fixes: * Fix mkinitrd dependency issue by installing dracut-mkinitrd-deprecated (see bsc#1202352). ## 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 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-657=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-657=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HA-15-SP5-2024-657=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (ppc64le x86_64 i586) * rear27a-2.7-150500.3.3.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
References
* bsc#1202352
* 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
* CVE-2024-23301 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
* openSUSE Leap 15.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23301.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202352
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218728
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