CVE-2020-14308
In grub2 versions before 2.06 the grub memory allocator doesn't check for possible arithmetic overflows on the requested allocation size. This leads the function to return invalid memory allocations
02 Description
In grub2 versions before 2.06 the grub memory allocator doesn't check for possible arithmetic overflows on the requested allocation size. This leads the function to return invalid memory allocations
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2020-07-29 19:03Z6 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 12:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2020-06-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fd09203f6dd964e543798f30535632610e441efbfef04ca079a29b45ca4a62ae
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1852009
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200729 multiple secure boot grub2 and linux kernel vulnerabilitieshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0008/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4432-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4432-1/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1169http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00017.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1168http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00016.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202104-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210916 Containers-optimized OS (COS) membership in the linux-distros listhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210917 Re: Containers-optimized OS (COS) membership in the linux-distros listhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210920 Re: Containers-optimized OS (COS) membership in the linux-distros listhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- grub2 Fixed in 2.04-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- grub2 Fixed in 2.04-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- grub2 Fixed in 2.04-9
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- grub2 Fixed in 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.26
- grub2-signed Fixed in 1.66.26
- grub2-unsigned No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- grub2 Fixed in 2.02-2ubuntu8.16
- grub2-signed Fixed in 1.93.18
- grub2-unsigned Fixed in 2.04-1ubuntu47.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- grub2 Fixed in 2.04-1ubuntu26.1
- grub2-signed Fixed in 1.142.3
- grub2-unsigned Fixed in 2.04-1ubuntu47.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- grub2 Fixed in 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.20Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- grub2-signed Fixed in 1.34.22Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.