4.4
CVSSv2

CVE-2020-15706

Published: 29/07/2020 Updated: 16/11/2022
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.4 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.4
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.4 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.5
VMScore: 393
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

GRUB2 contains a race condition in grub_script_function_create() leading to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be triggered by redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing, leading to arbitrary code execution and secure boot restriction bypass. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.

Vulnerability Trend

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gnu grub2

redhat enterprise linux 7.0

canonical ubuntu linux 16.04

debian debian linux 10.0

canonical ubuntu linux 18.04

suse suse linux enterprise server 11

suse suse linux enterprise server 12

suse suse linux enterprise server 15

canonical ubuntu linux 14.04

redhat enterprise linux 8.0

redhat enterprise linux atomic host -

redhat openshift container platform 4.0

canonical ubuntu linux 20.04

microsoft windows server 2012 r2

microsoft windows 10 1607

microsoft windows 8.1 -

microsoft windows server 2016 -

microsoft windows rt 8.1 -

microsoft windows server 2012 -

microsoft windows 10 -

microsoft windows 10 1709

microsoft windows 10 1803

microsoft windows server 2019 -

microsoft windows 10 1809

microsoft windows server 2016 1903

microsoft windows 10 1903

microsoft windows server 2016 1909

microsoft windows 10 1909

microsoft windows 10 2004

microsoft windows server 2016 2004

opensuse leap 15.1

opensuse leap 15.2

Vendor Advisories

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GRUB2 bootloader CVE-2020-10713 A flaw in the grubcfg parsing code was found allowing to break UEFI Secure Boot and load arbitrary code Details can be found at wwweclypsiumcom/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/ CVE-2020-14308 It was discovered that grub_malloc does ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, and shim-signed is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 72 Advanced Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type / Sévérité Security Advisory: Moderate Sujet An update for grub2, shim, shim-signed, and fwupdate is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 77 Extended Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, and shim-signed is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 73 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 73 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, shim-signed, and fwupdate is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 74 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 74 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterpr ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, and fwupd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 80 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common V ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, shim-signed, and fwupdate is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 76 Extended Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Mo ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, shim-unsigned-x64, and fwupd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 81 Extended Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, shim-signed, and fwupdate is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerabi ...
Synopsis Moderate: grub2 security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for grub2, shim, shim-unsigned-x64, and fwupd is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scor ...
HP has been informed of a potential security vulnerability in GRUB2 bootloaders commonly used by Linux This vulnerability, known as “There’s a Hole in the Boot” (also nicknamed “BootHole”), could allow bypass of UEFI Secure Boot and allow arbitrary code execution Additional GRUB2 vulnerabilities found in response to the initial report ...
HP has been informed of a potential security vulnerability in GRUB2 bootloaders commonly used by Linux This vulnerability, known as “There’s a Hole in the Boot” (also nicknamed “BootHole”), could allow bypass of UEFI Secure Boot and allow arbitrary code execution Additional GRUB2 vulnerabilities found in response to the initial report ...

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Mailing Lists

<!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> oss-sec mailing list archives <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> By Date By Thread </form> <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> multiple secure boot grub2 and linux kernel vulnerabilities <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> From: John ...