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CVE-2020-25647

grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 3, 2021

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in grub2. During USB device initialization, descriptors are read with very little bounds checking and assumes the USB device is providing sane values. If properly exploited, an attacker could trigger memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution allowing a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write