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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4735-2                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
July 30, 2020                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : grub2
Debian Bug     : 966554

The update for grub2 released as DSA 4735-1 caused a boot-regression
when chainloading another bootlaoder and breaking notably dual-boot with
Windows. Updated grub2 packages are now available to correct this issue.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your grub2 packages.

For the detailed security status of grub2 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/grub2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4735-2: grub2 regression update

July 30, 2020
The update for grub2 released as DSA 4735-1 caused a boot-regression when chainloading another bootlaoder and breaking notably dual-boot with Windows

Summary

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your grub2 packages.

For the detailed security status of grub2 please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/grub2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
The update for grub2 released as DSA 4735-1 caused a boot-regression
when chainloading another bootlaoder and breaking notably dual-boot with
Windows. Updated grub2 packages are now available to correct this issue.

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