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Red Hat: RHSA-2021-0696-01 Moderate: Grub2 Security Issues

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An update for grub2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: grub2 security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2021:0696-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0696
Issue date:        2021-03-02
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-14372 CVE-2020-25632 CVE-2020-25647 
                   CVE-2020-27749 CVE-2020-27779 CVE-2021-20225 
                   CVE-2021-20233 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for grub2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, x86_64

3. Description:

The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader
(GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular
architecture. The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file
systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.

Security Fix(es):

* grub2: acpi command allows privileged user to load crafted ACPI tables
when Secure Boot is enabled (CVE-2020-14372)

* grub2: Use-after-free in rmmod command (CVE-2020-25632)

* grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize()
(CVE-2020-25647)

* grub2: Stack buffer overflow in grub_parser_split_cmdline()
(CVE-2020-27749)

* grub2: cutmem command allows privileged user to remove memory regions
when Secure Boot is enabled (CVE-2020-27779)

* grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write in short form option parser
(CVE-2021-20225)

* grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write due to miscalculation of space required
for quoting (CVE-2021-20233)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1873150 - CVE-2020-14372 grub2: acpi command allows privileged user to load crafted ACPI tables when Secure Boot is enabled
1879577 - CVE-2020-25632 grub2: Use-after-free in rmmod command
1886936 - CVE-2020-25647 grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize()
1899966 - CVE-2020-27749 grub2: Stack buffer overflow in grub_parser_split_cmdline()
1900698 - CVE-2020-27779 grub2: cutmem command allows privileged user to remove memory regions when Secure Boot is enabled
1924696 - CVE-2021-20225 grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write in short form option parser
1926263 - CVE-2021-20233 grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write due to miscalculation of space required for quoting

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):

Source:
grub2-2.02-90.el8_3.1.src.rpm

aarch64:
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-debugsource-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm

noarch:
grub2-common-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-pc-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
grub2-ppc64le-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm

ppc64le:
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-debugsource-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-ppc64le-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-debugsource-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-pc-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-efi-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-efi-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14372
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25632
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25647
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27749
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27779
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20225
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20233
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-003

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2021-0696-01 Moderate: Grub2 Security Issues

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2021
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Debian issued a significant security patch for systemd resolving various vulnerabilities. Keep updated on changes and potential effects.
An update for grub2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular architecture. The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.
Security Fix(es):
* grub2: acpi command allows privileged user to load crafted ACPI tables when Secure Boot is enabled (CVE-2020-14372)
* grub2: Use-after-free in rmmod command (CVE-2020-25632)
* grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize() (CVE-2020-25647)
* grub2: Stack buffer overflow in grub_parser_split_cmdline() (CVE-2020-27749)
* grub2: cutmem command allows privileged user to remove memory regions when Secure Boot is enabled (CVE-2020-27779)
* grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write in short form option parser (CVE-2021-20225)
* grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write due to miscalculation of space required for quoting (CVE-2021-20233)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-14372 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25632 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25647 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27749 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27779 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20225 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20233 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/RHSB-2021-003

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source: grub2-2.02-90.el8_3.1.src.rpm
aarch64: grub2-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-debugsource-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-efi-aa64-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-extra-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm grub2-tools-minimal-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.aarch64.rpm
noarch: grub2-common-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm grub2-efi-aa64-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm grub2-efi-ia32-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm grub2-efi-x64-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm grub2-pc-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm grub2-ppc64le-modules-2.02-90.el8_3.1.noarch.rpm
ppc64le: grub2-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-debugsource-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-ppc64le-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-tools-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-tools-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-tools-extra-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-tools-extra-debuginfo-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm grub2-tools-minimal-2.02-90.el8_3.1.ppc64le.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:0696-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2021-03-02

Topic

An update for grub2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1873150 - CVE-2020-14372 grub2: acpi command allows privileged user to load crafted ACPI tables when Secure Boot is enabled

1879577 - CVE-2020-25632 grub2: Use-after-free in rmmod command

1886936 - CVE-2020-25647 grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize()

1899966 - CVE-2020-27749 grub2: Stack buffer overflow in grub_parser_split_cmdline()

1900698 - CVE-2020-27779 grub2: cutmem command allows privileged user to remove memory regions when Secure Boot is enabled

1924696 - CVE-2021-20225 grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write in short form option parser

1926263 - CVE-2021-20233 grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write due to miscalculation of space required for quoting

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