Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo package, versions <1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GRUB2TOOLSEFIDEBUGINFO-8742679
  • published22 Feb 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2024

Introduced: 29 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-56737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo to version 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-847.

NVD Description

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

GNU GRUB (aka GRUB2) through 2.12 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fs/hfs.c via crafted sblock data in an HFS filesystem.

CVSS Scores

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