CVEvulnerability

CVE-2020-14372

7.5 HIGH Published 2021-03-03 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-03-03
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.2 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-184

Description

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06, where it incorrectly enables the usage of the ACPI command when Secure Boot is enabled. This flaw allows an attacker with privileged access to craft a Secondary System Description Table (SSDT) containing code to overwrite the Linux kernel lockdown variable content directly into memory. The table is further loaded and executed by the kernel, defeating its Secure Boot lockdown and allowing the attacker to load unsigned code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity, as well as system availability.

Affected configurations

• gnu grub2 (< 2.06) • redhat enterprise linux 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.2 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.3 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.4 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 8.2 • redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux server eus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux server eus 8.1 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.4 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.6 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 7.7 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 8.2 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0 • fedoraproject fedora 33 • fedoraproject fedora 34 • netapp cloud backup • netapp ontap select deploy administration utility

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-184 Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs weakness

References