QID 240320

Date Published: 2022-05-12

QID 240320: Red Hat Update for grub2 security (RHSA-2022:2110)

the grub2 packages provide version 2 of the grand unified boot loader (grub), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular architecture.
The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.

Security Fix(es):
  • grub2: incorrect permission in grub.cfg allow unprivileged user to read the file content (cve-2021-3981)

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  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64



Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:2110 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 240320

    CVE-2021-3981 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:2110 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:2110
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