Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo package, versions <1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GRUB2TOOLSEXTRADEBUGINFO-3340245
  • published6 Mar 2023
  • disclosed14 Dec 2022

Introduced: 14 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-2601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo to version 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-020.

NVD Description

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

A buffer overflow was found in grub_font_construct_glyph(). A malicious crafted pf2 font can lead to an overflow when calculating the max_glyph_size value, allocating a smaller than needed buffer for the glyph, this further leads to a buffer overflow and a heap based out-of-bounds write. An attacker may use this vulnerability to circumvent the secure boot mechanism.

CVSS Scores

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