GRUB2 contained integer overflows when handling the initrd command, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. (Ubuntu grub2 in Ubuntu)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.59 % · percentile 76 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- canonical
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Integer overflows were discovered in the functions grub_cmd_initrd and grub_initrd_init in the efilinux component of GRUB2, as shipped in Debian, Red Hat, and Ubuntu (the functionality is not included in GRUB2 upstream), leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. These could be triggered by an extremely large number of arguments to the initrd command on 32-bit architectures, or a crafted filesystem with very large files on any architecture. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code and bypass UEFI Secure Boot restrictions. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
- CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
References
- https://www.eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass
- http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4432-1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020-GRUB-UEFI-SecureBoot
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200011
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/grub2bootloader
- https://www.suse.com/c/suse-addresses-grub2-secure-boot-issue/
- https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019673
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2020-07/msg00034.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4735
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0008/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4432-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00016.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | canonical |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@ubuntu.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-7693
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-15707
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-267 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Juniper Networks Junos Space · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-485 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-477 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Grub2 · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-476 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2.04cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_atomic_host:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*≥ 9.5
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu · grub2 in Ubuntu | affected 20.04 LTS < 2.04-1ubuntu26.1 ; affected 18.04 LTS < 2.02-2ubuntu8.16 ; affected 16.04 LTS < 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.26 ; affected 14.04 ESM < 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.20 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |