File GRUB_RESCUE_initrd.patch of Package rear116.32116
--- usr/share/rear/pack/GNU/Linux/90_create_initramfs.sh.orig 2016-09-28 11:29:55.000000000 +0200
+++ usr/share/rear/pack/GNU/Linux/90_create_initramfs.sh 2024-01-16 12:48:23.013692992 +0100
@@ -26,4 +26,10 @@ find . ! -name "*~" |\
cpio -H newc --create --quiet |\
gzip > "$TMP_DIR/initrd.cgz"
StopIfError "Could not create initramfs archive"
+
+# Only root should be allowed to access the initrd
+# because the ReaR recovery system can contain secrets
+# cf. https://github.com/rear/rear/issues/3122
+test -s "$TMP_DIR/initrd.cgz" && chmod 0600 "$TMP_DIR/initrd.cgz"
+
popd >&8