CVE-2020-25647

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A flaw was found in grub2. 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.

Description

A flaw was found in grub2. 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.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 1886936: CVE-2020-25647 grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize()
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2020-25647