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SUSE: CVE-2022-28736: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2022-28736: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/10/2022
Created
10/26/2022
Added
10/26/2022
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used to boot up operating systems that doesn't support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2. When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can control the GRUB2's memory allocation pattern sensitive data may be exposed and arbitrary code execution can be achieved.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-grub2
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efi
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-arm64-efi-debug
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-branding-upstream
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pc
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-i386-pc-debug
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debug
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emu
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-s390x-emu-debug
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-snapper-plugin
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efi
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-efi-debug
  • suse-upgrade-grub2-x86_64-xen

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