Out-of-bounds Write Affecting shim-ia32 package, versions <0:15.6-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-SHIMIA32-2931275
  • published 9 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 7 Jun 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 shim-ia32 to version 0:15.6-1.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream shim-ia32 package and not the shim-ia32 package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted JPEG image may lead the JPEG reader to underflow its data pointer, allowing user-controlled data to be written in heap. To a successful to be performed the attacker needs to perform some triage over the heap layout and craft an image with a malicious format and payload. This vulnerability can lead to data corruption and eventual code execution or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7 high
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high