CVE-2020-15706

Summary

CVECVE-2020-15706
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-29 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-11-16 03:58:00 UTC
DescriptionGRUB2 contains a race condition in grub_script_function_create() leading to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be triggered by redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing, leading to arbitrary code execution and secure boot restriction bypass. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 20.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Application Gnu Grub2 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1709 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1803 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1903 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1909 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 2004 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host - All All All
Application Redhat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host - All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.0 All All All
Application Redhat Openshift Container Platform 4.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - multiple secure boot grub2 and linux kernel vulnerabilities MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - multiple secure boot grub2 and linux kernel vulnerabilities CONFIRM www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY PATCH 00/28] Multiple GRUB2 vulnerabilities - BootHole CONFIRM lists.gnu.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerability: "Boothole" grub2 UEFI secure boot lockdown bypass | Support | SUSE SUSE www.suse.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass - Ubuntu Wiki UBUNTU wiki.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
July 2020 Grub2 Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200011 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4735-1 grub2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
SUSE addresses BootHole security exposure - SUSE Communities SUSE www.suse.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1168-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- GRUB2 UEFI SecureBoot vulnerability - 'BootHole' DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1169-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
GRUB: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
USN-4432-1: GRUB 2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Boot Hole Vulnerability - GRUB 2 boot loader - CVE-2020-10713 - Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4432-1: GRUB 2 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
There’s a Hole in the Boot - Eclypsium CONFIRM www.eclypsium.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: Chris Coulson

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377345 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for grub2 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0064)
  • 377533 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for grub2 (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0108)
  • 502730 Alpine Linux Security Update for grub
  • 710015 Gentoo Linux GRUB Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202104-05)
  • 900175 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for grub2 2.02
  • 903462 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for grub2 (1822)
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