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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2024-45776

When reading the language .mo file in grub_mofile_open(), grub2 fails to verify an integer overflow when allocating its internal buffer.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.26%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

When reading the language .mo file in grub_mofile_open(), grub2 fails to verify an integer overflow when allocating its internal buffer. A crafted .mo file may lead the buffer size calculation to overflow, leading to out-of-bound reads and writes. This flaw allows an attacker to leak sensitive data or overwrite critical data, possibly circumventing secure boot protections.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.26% probability · 17th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.