Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting grub2 package, versions <2.12-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GRUB2-8732504
  • published19 Feb 2025
  • disclosed3 Mar 2025

Introduced: 19 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-45778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable grub2 to version 2.12-6 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A stack overflow flaw was found when reading a BFS file system. A crafted BFS filesystem may lead to an uncontrolled loop, causing grub2 to crash.

CVSS Base Scores

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