FKIE_CVE-2025-61662

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-11-18 19:15 - Updated: 2026-04-16 14:16
Summary
A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4648
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4649
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4652
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4653
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4654
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4760
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4822
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4823
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4830
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4900
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4998
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5074
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5127
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5233
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6492
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7239
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7243
secalert@redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61662Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414683Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-11/msg00155.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/11/18/5Mailing List, Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu grub2 *

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