Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-common package, versions <1:2.02-90.el8_3.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-GRUB2COMMON-2090169
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2021

Introduced: 2 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 grub2-common to version 1:2.02-90.el8_3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-common package and not the grub2-common package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1