Use After Free Affecting grub2-snapper-plugin package, versions <2.12-160000.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-GRUB2SNAPPERPLUGIN-14535302
  • published19 Dec 2025
  • disclosed15 Dec 2025

Introduced: 15 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-61662  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 grub2-snapper-plugin to version 2.12-160000.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-snapper-plugin package and not the grub2-snapper-plugin package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1