CVE-2020-25647

CVE Details

Release Date:2021-03-03

Description


A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. During USB device initialization, descriptors are read with very little bounds checking and assumes the USB device is providing sane values. If properly exploited, an attacker could trigger memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution allowing a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

See more information about CVE-2020-25647 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: 7.6 Base Metrics: AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector: Physical Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed Confidentiality Impact: High
Integrity Impact: High Availability Impact: High

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (grub2)ELSA-2021-06992021-03-05
Oracle Linux version 7 (grub2)ELSA-2021-90762021-03-02
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)ELSA-2021-06962021-03-05
Oracle Linux version 8 (grub2)ELSA-2021-90772021-03-02



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