Out-of-bounds Write Affecting grub2 package, versions [0,2.14-rc1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.41% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GRUB2-8746260
  • published25 Feb 2025
  • disclosed18 Feb 2025
  • creditB Horn

Introduced: 18 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-0624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade grub2 to version 2.14-rc1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write through the grub_net_search_config_file process. An attacker can manipulate memory and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending crafted network packets. This is only exploitable if netboot is enabled.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1