CVE-2021-20225
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.7 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | HIGH |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | grub | Not affected (2.06-r15) |
| Stream | grub | Not affected (2.06-r17) |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1924696
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWZ36QK4IKU6MWDWNOOWKPH3WXZBHT2R/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZWZ36QK4IKU6MWDWNOOWKPH3WXZBHT2R/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0001/