Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-tools package, versions <1:2.02-0.33.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-GRUB2TOOLS-5116998
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Dec 2015

Introduced: 10 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8370  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 grub2-tools to version 1:2.02-0.33.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2623.

NVD Description

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

Multiple integer underflows in Grub2 1.98 through 2.02 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (disk corruption) via backspace characters in the (1) grub_username_get function in grub-core/normal/auth.c or the (2) grub_password_get function in lib/crypto.c, which trigger an "Off-by-two" or "Out of bounds overwrite" memory error.

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