CVE-2019-14865

Name: CVE-2019-14865
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-29T10:15:12.83+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 0.33%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14865 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.33%

24.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-267

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Grub2	All versions

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 29, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14865?

How severe is CVE-2019-14865?

CVE-2019-14865 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14865?

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Source: NVD / NIST