PT-2020-6737 · Grub2+7 · Grub2+7

Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre

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Published

2020-07-29

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Updated

2025-04-07

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CVE-2020-15705

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GRUB2 versions 2.04 and prior
Description The issue is related to an incorrect validation of cryptographic signatures in the GRUB2 bootloader, which can allow an attacker to bypass secure boot and execute arbitrary code, gaining full control over the device. This affects systems where the kernel signing certificate is directly imported into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted without the use of shim.
Recommendations For GRUB2 versions 2.04 and prior, consider updating to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as the current version allows secure boot to be bypassed when booted directly without shim. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2020-3534
ALT-PU-2021-1969
ALT-PU-2021-3464
BDU:2022-05895
CESA-2020_3216
CESA-2020_3217
CVE-2020-15705
MGASA-2021-0315
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1280-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:1282-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1280-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2020_1282-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10824-1
RHSA-2020:3216
RHSA-2020:3217
RHSA-2020:3223
RHSA-2020:3227
RHSA-2020:3271
RHSA-2020:3273
RHSA-2020:3274
RHSA-2020:3275
RHSA-2020:3276
RHSA-2020_3216
RHSA-2020_3217
SUSE-SU-2020:14461-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2303-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2304-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2305-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2306-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2307-1
SUSE-SU-2020:2308-1
SUSE-SU-2020_14461-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2303-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2304-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2305-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2306-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2307-1
SUSE-SU-2020_2308-1
USN-4432-1
USN-4432-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Centos
Grub2
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Red Os
Suse
Ubuntu