vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-14865: ELSA-2019-4869: grub2 security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 25, 2019 | Oct 5, 2022 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 25, 2019
Added
Oct 5, 2022
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
Solutions
oracle-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
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