CVE-2024-45777
6.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
A flaw was found in grub2. The calculation of the translation buffer when reading a language .mo file in grub_gettext_getstr_from_position() may overflow, leading to a Out-of-bound write. This issue can be leveraged by an attacker to overwrite grub2's sensitive heap data, eventually leading to the circumvention of secure boot protections.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
0 <= 2.12 | affected | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | 1:2.06-114.el9_7 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20532
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45777
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2346343
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