CVE detail
CVE-2020-15705
GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed. This only affects systems where the kernel signing certificate has been imported directly into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted directly without the use of shim. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- GRUB2 boot loader maintainers fixed hundreds of flawsSecurity Affairs
Now maintainers at the GRUB project have released security updates to address more than 100 vulnerabilities. GRUB2 (the GRand Unified Bootloader version 2) is a replacement for the original GRUB Legacy boot loader, which is now referred to as “GRUB Legacy”. The mechanism is designed to protect the boot process from attacks. In July 2020, researchers at the cybersecurity firmware Eclypsium disclosed a buffer […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMar 4, 2021, 10:20 AM
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