grub2: A flaw was found in grub2
CVE-2024-45780 is fixed in 25 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1, released February 19, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A flaw was found in grub2. When reading tar files, grub2 allocates an internal buffer for the file name. However, it fails to properly verify the allocation against possible integer overflows. It's possible to cause the allocation length to overflow with a crafted tar file, leading to a heap out-of-bounds write. This flaw eventually allows an attacker to circumvent secure boot protections.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| grub2 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.06-13+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45780 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| grub2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45780 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| grub2 · Debian 14 | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45780 | Mar 3, 2025 |
| grub2 · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 2.12-150600.8.18.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2 · sles 15.6 | 2.12-150600.8.18.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2-common · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-ec2 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-emu · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-emu-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-emu-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-pc · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
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