Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting grub2 package, versions [,2.02-beta3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GRUB2-5929467
  • published26 Apr 2024
  • disclosed3 Oct 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-4692  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade grub2 to version 2.02-beta3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the fs/ntfs.c function, an attacker can execute unsigned code and bypass secure boot protection by presenting a specially crafted NTFS filesystem image. This leads to heap metadata corruption in both grub and potentially the UEFI firmware. This is only exploitable if the attacker has access to present an NTFS filesystem image.

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