Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting grub2 package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (1st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GRUB2-14052502
  • published20 Nov 2025
  • disclosed18 Nov 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Nov 2025

NewCVE-2025-61663  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Expired Pointer Dereference due to improper handling of the normal command when the module is unloaded. An attacker can cause the system to access freed memory by executing the affected command, potentially leading to system instability, crashes, and possible compromise of data integrity and confidentiality.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1