grub2: A flaw was found in grub2
CVE-2025-0677 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:16154, released February 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A flaw was found in grub2. When performing a symlink lookup, the grub's UFS module checks the inode's data size to allocate the internal buffer to read the file content, however, it fails to check if the symlink data size has overflown. When this occurs, grub_malloc() may be called with a smaller value than needed. When further reading the data from the disk into the buffer, the grub_ufs_lookup_symlink() function will write past the end of the allocated size. An attack can leverage this by crafting a malicious filesystem, and as a result, it will corrupt data stored in the heap, allowing for arbitrary code execution used to by-pass secure boot mechanisms.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| grub2 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.06-13+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0677 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0677 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2 · Debian 14 | 2.12-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0677 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2 · RHEL 10 | 2.12-15.el10_0 | RHSA-2025:16154 | Feb 18, 2025 |
| grub2 · opensuse-leap 15.6 | 2.12-150600.8.18.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2 · rocky 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0 | RLSA-2025:16154 | Oct 3, 2025 |
| grub2 · rocky 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RLSA-2025:6990 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| grub2 · sles 15.6 | 2.12-150600.8.18.2 | SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1 | Feb 19, 2025 |
| grub2-common · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-common · almalinux 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-common · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-common · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-common · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-common · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 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 · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · almalinux 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64 · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-ec2 · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · almalinux 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 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 · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-pc · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-pc · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-pc · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-pc · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · almalinux 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-pc-modules · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-ppc64le · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-ppc64le · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-ppc64le-modules · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-ppc64le-modules · almalinux 10 | 1:2.12-15.el10_0.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-ppc64le-modules · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-tools · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-104.el9_6.alma.1 | ALSA-2025:6990 | May 13, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · ol 10 | 1:2.12-15.0.1.el10_0 | ELSA-2025-16154 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal · ol 9 | 1:2.06-104.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-6990 | May 16, 2025 |
| grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.16 | ALAS2023-2025-937 | Apr 9, 2025 |
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