# CVE-2023-4001: grub2-efi-aa64-modules: The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable...

CVE-2023-4001 is fixed in 26 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2024:0468, released January 25, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4001
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0054
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jan 25, 2024

## Description

The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular architecture. The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.  Security Fix(es):  * grub2: bypass the GRUB password protection feature (CVE-2023-4001)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | grub2-common RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-common almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-common amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-common ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64 RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64 almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64 amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64 ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-modules RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-modules almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-modules amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-aa64-modules ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64 RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64 almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64 amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64 ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-ec2 amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-modules RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-modules almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-modules amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-efi-x64-modules ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-emu amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-emu-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-emu-modules amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc-modules RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc-modules almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc-modules amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-pc-modules ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-ppc64le RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-ppc64le almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-ppc64le-modules RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-ppc64le-modules almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-efi RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-efi almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-efi amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-efi ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-extra RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-extra almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-extra amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-extra ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-minimal RHEL 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2 | [RHSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-minimal almalinux 9 | 1:2.06-70.el9_3.2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2024:0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-minimal amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-minimal ol 9 | 1:2.06-70.0.2.el9_3.2 | [ELSA-2024-0468](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-0468.md) | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Linux | grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.11 | [ALAS2023-2024-555](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2024-555.md) | Feb 29, 2024 |

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