CVE-2025-61662 Affecting grub2-tools-minimal package, versions <1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.21


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GRUB2TOOLSMINIMAL-14903654
  • published9 Jan 2026
  • disclosed18 Nov 2025

Introduced: 18 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-61662  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 grub2-tools-minimal to version 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.21 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1342.

NVD Description

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

A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.

CVSS Base Scores

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