Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-efi-modules package, versions <1:2.02-0.33.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GRUB2EFIMODULES-2060889
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Dec 2015

Introduced: 10 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8370  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 grub2-efi-modules to version 1:2.02-0.33.el7_2 or higher.

NVD Description

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

Multiple integer underflows in Grub2 1.98 through 2.02 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (disk corruption) via backspace characters in the (1) grub_username_get function in grub-core/normal/auth.c or the (2) grub_password_get function in lib/crypto.c, which trigger an "Off-by-two" or "Out of bounds overwrite" memory error.

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