Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-tools-efi package, versions <1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GRUB2TOOLSEFI-9692691
  • published15 Apr 2025
  • disclosed19 Feb 2025

Introduced: 19 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-0677  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 grub2-tools-efi to version 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-937.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-tools-efi package and not the grub2-tools-efi package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in grub2. When performing a symlink lookup, the grub's UFS module checks the inode's data size to allocate the internal buffer to read the file content, however, it fails to check if the symlink data size has overflown. When this occurs, grub_malloc() may be called with a smaller value than needed. When further reading the data from the disk into the buffer, the grub_ufs_lookup_symlink() function will write past the end of the allocated size. An attack can leverage this by crafting a malicious filesystem, and as a result, it will corrupt data stored in the heap, allowing for arbitrary code execution used to by-pass secure boot mechanisms.

CVSS Base Scores

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