CVE-2019-14865

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:::::::*

Information

Published : 2019-11-29 10:15

Updated : 2021-05-17 14:36

NVD link : CVE-2019-14865

Mitre link : CVE-2019-14865

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux
enterprise_linux_eus

gnu

grub2

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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