vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-61661: Medium priority package update for grub2
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C) | Nov 18, 2025 | Jan 12, 2026 | Jan 12, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Added
Jan 12, 2026
Modified
Jan 12, 2026
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) component. This flaw occurs because the bootloader mishandles string conversion when reading information from a USB device, allowing an attacker to exploit inconsistent length values. A local attacker can connect a maliciously configured USB device during the boot sequence to trigger this issue. A successful exploitation may lead GRUB to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Data corruption may be also possible, although given the complexity of the exploit the impact is most likely limited.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-commonamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-ec2amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-modulesamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-cdbootamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-ec2amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-modulesamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-emuamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-emu-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-emu-modulesamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-pcamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-pc-modulesamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-toolsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-efiamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-efi-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-extraamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-extra-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimalamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo
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