Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-efi-aa64-modules package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GRUB2EFIAA64MODULES-2865266
  • published9 Jun 2022
  • disclosed7 Jun 2022

Introduced: 7 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-3696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 grub2-efi-aa64-modules.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-efi-aa64-modules package and not the grub2-efi-aa64-modules package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap out-of-bounds write may heppen during the handling of Huffman tables in the PNG reader. This may lead to data corruption in the heap space. Confidentiality, Integrity and Availablity impact may be considered Low as it's very complex to an attacker control the encoding and positioning of corrupted Huffman entries to achieve results such as arbitrary code execution and/or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12.

CVSS Scores

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