Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2 package, versions <1:2.02-0.87.0.7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GRUB2-2578527
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Mar 2021

Introduced: 3 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 grub2 to version 1:2.02-0.87.0.7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-9076.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. Setparam_prefix() in the menu rendering code performs a length calculation on the assumption that expressing a quoted single quote will require 3 characters, while it actually requires 4 characters which allows an attacker to corrupt memory by one byte for each quote in the input. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

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