# ELSA-2024-1719: rear security update

ELSA-2024-1719, released April 9, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in rear (version 0:2.6-11.0.1.el8_9). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2024-1719
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 9, 2024
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2024-23301)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-1719.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [rear](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/rear.md) | ol 8 | 0:2.6-11.0.1.el8_9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-23301](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-23301.md) | Routine | rear: Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y | 5.5 | 0.0029 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo