Out-of-bounds Write Affecting fwupd-debugsource package, versions <0:1.5.9-1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-FWUPDDEBUGSOURCE-3290135
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed3 Mar 2021

Introduced: 3 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 fwupd-debugsource to version 0:1.5.9-1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:2566.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fwupd-debugsource package and not the fwupd-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1