Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot package, versions <1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-GRUB2EFIAA64CDBOOT-10242481
  • published24 May 2025
  • disclosed18 Feb 2025

Introduced: 18 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-45783  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot to version 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-6990.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot package and not the grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in grub2. When failing to mount an HFS+ grub, the hfsplus filesystem driver doesn't properly set an ERRNO value. This issue may lead to a NULL pointer access.

CVSS Base Scores

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