CVE-2025-61661

A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) component. This flaw occurs because the bootloader mishandles string conversion when reading information from a USB device, allowing an attacker to exploit inconsistent length values. A local attacker can connect a maliciously configured USB device during the boot sequence to trigger this issue. A successful exploitation may lead GRUB to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Data corruption may be also possible, although given the complexity of the exploit the impact is most likely limited.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4.8 MEDIUM
PHYSICAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
redhatCNA
4.8 MEDIUM
PHYSICAL
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 5%
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
grub2
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
bullseye
vulnerable
trixie
no-dsa
bookworm
no-dsa
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
vulnerable
sid
vulnerable
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
grub2
questing
not-affected
plucky
not-affected
noble
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
focal
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
ignored
grub2-unsigned
questing
needs-triage
plucky
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
grub2-signed
questing
needs-triage
plucky
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
bionic
needs-triage
xenial
needs-triage
trusty
ignored