CVE-2020-14372

CVE Details

Release Date:

2021-03-03

Description

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06, where it incorrectly enables the usage of the ACPI command when Secure Boot is enabled. This flaw allows an attacker with privileged access to craft a Secondary System Description Table (SSDT) containing code to overwrite the Linux kernel lockdown variable content directly into memory. The table is further loaded and executed by the kernel, defeating its Secure Boot lockdown and allowing the attacker to load unsigned code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity, as well as system availability.

See more information about CVE-2020-14372 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	High	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Changed	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (grub2)	ELSA-2021-0699	2021-03-05
Oracle Linux version 7 (grub2)	ELSA-2021-9076	2021-03-02
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)	ELSA-2021-0696	2021-03-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)	ELSA-2021-9077	2021-03-02

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