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CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2.

Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CNA3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD3.15.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA3.05.9CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Affected products

  • [UNKNOWN] grub2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-267 Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions

References

  • seclists.org /oss-sec/2019/q4/101 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2020:0335 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3 · x_transferred

Sources

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