A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06, where it incorrectly enables the usage of the ACPI command when Secure Boot is enabled. This flaw allows an attacker with privileged access to craft a Secondary System Description Table (SSDT) containing code to overwrite the Linux kernel lockdown variable content directly into memory. The table is further loaded and executed by the kernel, defeating its Secure Boot lockdown and allowing the attacker to load unsigned code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity, as well as system availability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade shim-unsigned-x64Upgrade shim-x64Upgrade shim-unsigned-aarch64Upgrade shim-aa64Upgrade shim-ia32 | May 4, 2022 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade grub | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-emuUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-emu-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-ec2Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-ppc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-efi-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade fwupd-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-extra-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade fwupd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade shim-ia32Upgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade shim-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade fwupdUpgrade fwupd-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-ppc64-modulesUpgrade grub2-ppc64le-modules | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade grub2 | Mar 4, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/grub. | May 3, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-efi-x64 | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-pc-modules | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-pc-modules | Jul 19, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot | May 18, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-tools-minimal | Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-x64 | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade shim-x64No solution existsUpgrade shim-ia32Upgrade grub2-ppc64-modulesUpgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-ppc64le-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade shim-unsigned-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-ppc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade fwupdUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-tools-efi-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade fwupd-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-tools-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade fwupd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-debugsourceUpgrade fwupd-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-extra-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade fwupd-debuginfoUpgrade fwupdUpgrade fwupd-debugsource | Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade grub2-snapper-pluginUpgrade grub2-x86_64-efiUpgrade grub2-powerpc-ieee1275Upgrade grub2-arm64-efiUpgrade grub2-x86_64-xenUpgrade grub2-i386-pcUpgrade grub2-i386-xenUpgrade grub2-i386-efi-debugUpgrade grub2-i386-pc-debugUpgrade grub2-systemd-sleep-pluginUpgrade grub2-s390x-emuUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-branding-upstreamUpgrade grub2-i386-efiUpgrade grub2-x86_64-efi-debug | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade grub-efi-amd64-binUpgrade grub-efi-amd64-signedUpgrade grub-efi-arm64-signedUpgrade grub-efi-arm64-bin | Jun 18, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 3, 2021 |
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