CVE-2020-27779
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CVE-2020-27779 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The cutmem command does not honor secure boot locking allowing an privileged attacker to remove address ranges from memory creating an opportunity to circumvent SecureBoot protections after proper triage about grub's memory layout. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The cutmem command does not honor secure boot locking allowing an privileged attacker to remove address ranges from memory creating an opportunity to circumvent SecureBoot protections after proper triage about grub's memory layout. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility | All versions |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1900698Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1900698Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0001/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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