A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The rmmod implementation allows the unloading of a module used as a dependency without checking if any other dependent module is still loaded leading to a use-after-free scenario. This could allow arbitrary code to be executed or a bypass of Secure Boot protections. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.2
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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-ia32Upgrade shim-unsigned-x64Upgrade shim-unsigned-aarch64Upgrade shim-x64Upgrade shim-aa64 | May 4, 2022 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade grub | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-ec2Upgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-emuUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-emu-modulesUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-ec2Upgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-efi-x64 | 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 fwupdUpgrade grub2-ppc64-modulesUpgrade fwupd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-ppc-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade shim-ia32Upgrade shim-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-tools-efi-debuginfoUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade fwupd-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade fwupd-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-ppc64le-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo | 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 grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-tools | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-x64 | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-common | May 19, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-tools | May 18, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimal | Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64Upgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade grub2-tools-efi | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade grub2-tools-minimalUpgrade shim-ia32Upgrade grub2-ppc64-modulesUpgrade grub2-pcUpgrade shim-unsigned-x64Upgrade grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade grub2No solution existsUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32Upgrade grub2-efi-x64-cdbootUpgrade shim-x64Upgrade fwupd-tests-debuginfoUpgrade fwupd-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-efi-x64Upgrade grub2-tools-efiUpgrade grub2-toolsUpgrade grub2-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-modulesUpgrade grub2-efi-aa64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-efi-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-pc-modulesUpgrade grub2-ppc64le-modulesUpgrade grub2-commonUpgrade grub2-efi-ia32-cdbootUpgrade fwupdUpgrade grub2-ppc-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-debuginfoUpgrade grub2-tools-extraUpgrade fwupd-debugsourceUpgrade grub2-efi-x64-modulesUpgrade grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade fwupdUpgrade fwupd-debugsourceUpgrade fwupd-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade grub2-i386-pc-debugUpgrade grub2Upgrade grub2-i386-xenUpgrade grub2-i386-efi-debugUpgrade grub2-i386-efiUpgrade grub2-systemd-sleep-pluginUpgrade grub2-s390x-emuUpgrade grub2-i386-pcUpgrade grub2-powerpc-ieee1275Upgrade grub2-x86_64-efiUpgrade grub2-branding-upstreamUpgrade grub2-snapper-pluginUpgrade grub2-x86_64-efi-debugUpgrade grub2-x86_64-xenUpgrade grub2-arm64-efi | Mar 3, 2021 | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade grub-efi-arm64-signedUpgrade grub-efi-amd64-signedUpgrade grub-efi-arm64-binUpgrade grub-efi-amd64-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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