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Permalink CVE-2025-61663
4.9 MEDIUM
  • CVSS version: 3.1
  • Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
  • Attack complexity (AC): HIGH
  • Privileges required (PR): NONE
  • User interaction (UI): NONE
  • Scope (S): UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality impact (C): LOW
  • Integrity impact (I): LOW
  • Availability impact (A): LOW
created 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Grub2: missing unregister call for normal commands may lead to use-after-free

A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB2 bootloader's normal command that poses an immediate Denial of Service (DoS) risk. This flaw is a Use-after-Free issue, caused because the normal command is not properly unregistered when the module is unloaded. An attacker who can execute this command can force the system to access memory locations that are no longer valid. Successful exploitation leads directly to system instability, which can result in a complete crash and halt system availability. Impact on the data integrity and confidentiality is also not discarded.

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Affected products

grub2
  • =<2.14
rhcos

Matching in nixpkgs

pkgs.grub2_pvgrub_image

PvGrub2 image for booting PV Xen guests

  • nixos-25.11 -
    • nixpkgs-25.11-darwin

pkgs.grub2_pvhgrub_image

PvGrub2 image for booting PVH Xen guests

  • nixos-25.11 -
    • nixpkgs-25.11-darwin

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