vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2020-27779
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 3, 2021 | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 3, 2021
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Sep 2, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The cutmem command does not honor secure boot locking allowing an privileged attacker to remove address ranges from memory creating an opportunity to circumvent SecureBoot protections after proper triage about grub's memory layout. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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