Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-8937.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-8937
Upstream
Published
2022-03-10T17:43:14Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:23:36.673640Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2021-3981 affecting package grub2 for versions less than 2.06-5
Details

A flaw in grub2 was found where its configuration file, known as grub.cfg, is being created with the wrong permission set allowing non privileged users to read its content. This represents a low severity confidentiality issue, as those users can eventually read any encrypted passwords present in grub.cfg. This flaw affects grub2 2.06 and previous versions. This issue has been fixed in grub upstream but no version with the fix is currently released.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / 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
2.06-5

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-8937.json"