CVE-2019-14865

EUVD-2019-5981
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.9 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
redhatCNA
5.9 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 11%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnugrub2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
grub2
bookworm
2.06-13+deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
2.06-13+deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
2.06-3~deb11u6
fixed
bullseye (security)
2.06-3~deb11u6
fixed
sid
2.12-5
fixed
trixie
2.12-5
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
grub2
bionic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0335
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101