Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-GRUB-6055629
  • published11 Nov 2023
  • disclosed10 Nov 2023

Introduced: 10 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-4949  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:13 grub.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub package and not the grub package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker with local access to a system (either through a disk or external drive) can present a modified XFS partition to grub-legacy in such a way to exploit a memory corruption in grub’s XFS file system implementation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1