Use After Free Affecting grub package, versions <2.06-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.15% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE317-GRUB-3139818
  • published23 Nov 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2021

Introduced: 3 Mar 2021

CVE-2020-25632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 grub to version 2.06-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub package and not the grub package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The rmmod implementation allows the unloading of a module used as a dependency without checking if any other dependent module is still loaded leading to a use-after-free scenario. This could allow arbitrary code to be executed or a bypass of Secure Boot protections. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1