DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56737: grub2 security update

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56737, released December 29, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in grub2 (version 2.12-6). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

8.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0072

54th percentile

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
grub2	Debian 13.5 (trixie)	2.12-6
grub2	Debian 14	2.12-6

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2024-56737	grub2: GNU GRUB (aka GRUB2) through 2.12 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fs/hfs.c via crafted sblock data in an HFS file...	8.8	0.0072	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2024-56737

SUSE-SU-2025:0586-1
grub2 on opensuse-leap 15.6, sles 15.6
ALAS2023-2025-847
grub2-common, grub2-debuginfo, grub2-debugsource and 21 more on amzn 2023

Vendor advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-56737

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