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.
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 |
|
Information
Published : 2019-11-29 02:15
Updated : 2023-02-12 15:36
NVD link : CVE-2019-14865
Mitre link : CVE-2019-14865
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-267
Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Products Affected
gnu
- grub2
redhat
- enterprise_linux
- enterprise_linux_eus


