vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2008-3896: grub -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C) | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 15, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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