There is an issue on grub2 before version 2.06 at function read_section_as_string(). It expects a font name to be at max UINT32_MAX - 1 length in bytes but it doesn't verify it before proceed with buffer allocation to read the value from the font value. An attacker may leverage that by crafting a malicious font file which has a name with UINT32_MAX, leading to read_section_as_string() to an arithmetic overflow, zero-sized allocation and further heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-grub | Aug 22, 2024 | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-fwupdcentos-upgrade-fwupd-debuginfocentos-upgrade-fwupd-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-fwupdatecentos-upgrade-fwupdate-debuginfocentos-upgrade-fwupdate-develcentos-upgrade-fwupdate-eficentos-upgrade-fwupdate-libscentos-upgrade-grub2centos-upgrade-grub2-commoncentos-upgrade-grub2-debuginfocentos-upgrade-grub2-debugsourcecentos-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32centos-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootcentos-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64centos-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-cdbootcentos-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-pccentos-upgrade-grub2-pc-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-ppc-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-ppc64-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-ppc64le-modulescentos-upgrade-grub2-toolscentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-debuginfocentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-eficentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-efi-debuginfocentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-extracentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-extra-debuginfocentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimalcentos-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfocentos-upgrade-mokutilcentos-upgrade-mokutil-debuginfocentos-upgrade-shim-ia32centos-upgrade-shim-unsigned-ia32centos-upgrade-shim-unsigned-x64centos-upgrade-shim-x64 | Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-grub2 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-devel-grub | May 3, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-cdboothuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-tools-extrahuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | Aug 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-modulesoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-modulesoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-cdbootoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-modulesoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-pcoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-pc-modulesoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-toolsoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-efioracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-extraoracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-fwupdredhat-upgrade-fwupd-debuginforedhat-upgrade-fwupd-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-fwupdateredhat-upgrade-fwupdate-debuginforedhat-upgrade-fwupdate-develredhat-upgrade-fwupdate-efiredhat-upgrade-fwupdate-libsredhat-upgrade-grub2redhat-upgrade-grub2-commonredhat-upgrade-grub2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-grub2-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32redhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootredhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64redhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-cdbootredhat-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-pcredhat-upgrade-grub2-pc-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-ppc-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-ppc64-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-ppc64le-modulesredhat-upgrade-grub2-toolsredhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-debuginforedhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-efiredhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-efi-debuginforedhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-extraredhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-extra-debuginforedhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimalredhat-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal-debuginforedhat-upgrade-mokutilredhat-upgrade-mokutil-debuginforedhat-upgrade-shim-ia32redhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-aa64-debuginforedhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-ia32redhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-ia32-debuginforedhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-x64redhat-upgrade-shim-unsigned-x64-debuginforedhat-upgrade-shim-x64 | Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-grub2suse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efisuse-upgrade-grub2-branding-upstreamsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-efisuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-efi-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pcsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pc-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-xensuse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275suse-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emususe-upgrade-grub2-snapper-pluginsuse-upgrade-grub2-systemd-sleep-pluginsuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efisuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efi-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-xen | Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-amd64-binubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-amd64-signedubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-arm-binubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-arm64-binubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-arm64-signedubuntu-upgrade-grub-efi-ia32-bin | Aug 5, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 31, 2020 |
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