CVE-2024-2312 (GCVE-0-2024-2312)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-05 19:40 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:33
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Summary
GRUB2 does not call the module fini functions on exit, leading to Debian/Ubuntu's peimage GRUB2 module leaving UEFI system table hooks after exit. This lead to a use-after-free condition, and could possibly lead to secure boot bypass.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Debian Debian based GNU GRUB Affected: 0 , < 2.12-1ubuntu5 (semver)
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gnu grub2 Affected: 0 , < 2.12-1ubuntu5 (semver)
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Credits
Mate Kukri
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