CVE-2020-15706

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Description

GRUB2 contains a race condition in grub_script_function_create() leading to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be triggered by redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing, leading to arbitrary code execution and secure boot restriction bypass. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.

References

https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019673

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4432-1

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2020-07/msg00034.html

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass

https://www.debian.org/security/2020-GRUB-UEFI-SecureBoot

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV200011

https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/grub2bootloader

https://www.eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/

https://www.suse.com/c/suse-addresses-grub2-secure-boot-issue/

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4735

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0008/

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4432-1/

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00017.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00016.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2020-07-29

Updated: 2021-05-01

Type: CWE-362

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

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

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 3.4

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.4

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

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 0.5

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 2.04 (inclusive)

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_linux_atomic_host:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1909:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:2004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (34 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
154470NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : grub2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0139)NessusNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
medium
150632SUSE SLES11 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:14440-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
149217GLSA-202104-05 : GRUB: Multiple vulnerabilitiesNessusGentoo Local Security Checks
high
147445EulerOS Virtualization 2.9.1 : grub2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-1601)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
medium
147274NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : grub2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2021-0008)NessusNewStart CGSL Local Security Checks
medium
146030CentOS 8 : grub2 (CESA-2020:3216)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
140948EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.6.0 : grub2 (EulerOS-SA-2020-2000)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
medium
139956EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : grub2 (EulerOS-SA-2020-1853)NessusHuawei Local Security Checks
medium
139449openSUSE Security Update : grub2 (openSUSE-2020-1169)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139448openSUSE Security Update : grub2 (openSUSE-2020-1168)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139365Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 : GRUB2 regression (USN-4432-2)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
139294RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3274)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139288RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3271)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139287RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3276)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139284RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3273)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139283RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3275)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139243Photon OS 2.0: Grub2 PHSA-2020-2.0-0267NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
medium
139242Photon OS 1.0: Grub2 PHSA-2020-1.0-0311NessusPhotonOS Local Security Checks
medium
139239Windows Security Feature Bypass in Secure Boot (BootHole)NessusWindows
medium
139236CentOS 7 : grub2 (CESA-2020:3217)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
139198RHEL 7 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3217)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139194RHEL 8 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3216)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139193RHEL 8 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3223)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139192RHEL 8 : grub2 (RHSA-2020:3227)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
139179Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 : GRUB 2 vulnerabilities (USN-4432-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
medium
139178SUSE SLES12 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2079-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139177SUSE SLES12 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2078-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139176SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2077-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139175SUSE SLES12 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2076-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139174SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2074-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139173SUSE SLES15 Security Update : grub2 (SUSE-SU-2020:2073-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
medium
139165Oracle Linux 8 : grub2 (ELSA-2020-5786)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
139164Oracle Linux 7 : grub2 (ELSA-2020-5782)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
critical
139099Debian DSA-4735-1 : grub2 - security updateNessusDebian Local Security Checks
medium