Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2-signed package, versions <1.187.3~20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-GRUB2SIGNED-5798439
  • published8 Jun 2022
  • disclosed6 Jul 2022

Introduced: 8 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-3697  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 grub2-signed to version 1.187.3~20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream grub2-signed package and not the grub2-signed package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted JPEG image may lead the JPEG reader to underflow its data pointer, allowing user-controlled data to be written in heap. To a successful to be performed the attacker needs to perform some triage over the heap layout and craft an image with a malicious format and payload. This vulnerability can lead to data corruption and eventual code execution or secure boot circumvention. This flaw affects grub2 versions prior grub-2.12.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1