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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-14310: ELSA-2020-5790: grub2 security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-14310: ELSA-2020-5790: grub2 security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/29/2020
Created
08/01/2020
Added
07/30/2020
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

There is an issue on grub2 before version 2.06 at function read_section_as_string(). It expects a font name to be at max UINT32_MAX - 1 length in bytes but it doesn't verify it before proceed with buffer allocation to read the value from the font value. An attacker may leverage that by crafting a malicious font file which has a name with UINT32_MAX, leading to read_section_as_string() to an arithmetic overflow, zero-sized allocation and further heap-based buffer overflow. A flaw was found in grub2. An expected font value is not verified before proceeding with buffer allocations allowing an attacker to use a malicious font file to create an arithmetic overflow, zero-sized allocation, and further heap-based buffer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity and system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-common
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-aa64-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-ia32-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-cdboot
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-efi-x64-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-pc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-pc-modules
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-efi
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-extra
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-grub2-tools-minimal

References

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