A flaw was found in grub2. When reading data from a jfs filesystem, grub's jfs filesystem module uses user-controlled parameters from the filesystem geometry to determine the internal buffer size, however, it improperly checks for integer overflows. A maliciouly crafted filesystem may lead some of those buffer size calculations to overflow, causing it to perform a grub_malloc() operation with a smaller size than expected. As a result, the grub_jfs_lookup_symlink() function will write past the internal buffer length during grub_jfs_read_file(). This issue can be leveraged to corrupt grub's internal critical data and may result in arbitrary code execution, by-passing secure boot protections.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | 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 | Apr 15, 2025 | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-grub2no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-tools-extrahuawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | May 13, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-tools-extrahuawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | Jun 13, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-tools-extrahuawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | Jun 11, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-commonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-pchuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-pc-moduleshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-tools-efihuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-tools-extrahuawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal | Jun 11, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-grub2suse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efisuse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efi-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efi-extrassuse-upgrade-grub2-branding-upstreamsuse-upgrade-grub2-commonsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pcsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pc-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pc-extrassuse-upgrade-grub2-i386-xen-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275suse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-extrassuse-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emususe-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emu-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emu-extrassuse-upgrade-grub2-snapper-pluginsuse-upgrade-grub2-systemd-sleep-pluginsuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efisuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efi-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efi-extrassuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-xensuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-xen-debugsuse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-xen-extras | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jul 2, 2025 | Mar 3, 2025 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub