CVE-2019-14865

CVE Details

Release Date:2019-11-29
Impact:None What is this?

Description


A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score: 5.5
Vector String: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version: 3.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None
Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)ELSA-2019-48692019-12-17
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)ELSA-2020-03352020-02-07


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