Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-78302.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-78302
Upstream
Published
2021-03-03T17:15:11Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:23:13.031460Z
Severity
  • 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-20225 affecting package grub2 for versions less than 2.06-26
Details

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/grub2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.06-26

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-78302.json"