UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0677

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-0677
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0677.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0677
Upstream
Published
2025-02-18T18:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T07:02:28.687254Z
Severity
  • 6.4 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in grub2. When performing a symlink lookup, the grub's UFS module checks the inode's data size to allocate the internal buffer to read the file content, however, it fails to check if the symlink data size has overflown. When this occurs, grubmalloc() may be called with a smaller value than needed. When further reading the data from the disk into the buffer, the grubufslookupsymlink() function will write past the end of the allocated size. An attack can leverage this by crafting a malicious filesystem, and as a result, it will corrupt data stored in the heap, allowing for arbitrary code execution used to by-pass secure boot mechanisms.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / grub2

Package

Name
grub2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2@2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.21?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.00-19ubuntu2
2.00-19ubuntu3
2.00-19ubuntu4
2.00-20
2.00-21
2.00-22
2.02~beta2-5
2.02~beta2-6
2.02~beta2-7
2.02~beta2-8
2.02~beta2-9
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.1
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.2
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.3
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.5
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.8
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.11
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.12
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.14
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.15
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.16
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.17
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.20
2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.21

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.34.24?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
1.27
1.30
1.31
1.32
1.33
1.34
1.34.1
1.34.2
1.34.3
1.34.4
1.34.5
1.34.6
1.34.7
1.34.8
1.34.9
1.34.13
1.34.14
1.34.16
1.34.17
1.34.18
1.34.20
1.34.22
1.34.24

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.167~16.04.6?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.55
1.56
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.61
1.62
1.63
1.64
1.65
1.66
1.66.1
1.66.2
1.66.6
1.66.7
1.66.8
1.66.9
1.66.11
1.66.12
1.66.14
1.66.15
1.66.16
1.66.17
1.66.18
1.66.19
1.66.20
1.66.21
1.66.22
1.66.23
1.66.26
1.66.27
1.66.28
1.66.29
1.167~16.04.1
1.167~16.04.2
1.167~16.04.4
1.167~16.04.6

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.04-1ubuntu44.1.2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.04-1ubuntu44
2.04-1ubuntu44.1
2.04-1ubuntu44.1.2

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.187.3~18.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.85
1.86
1.87
1.89
1.91
1.92
1.93
1.93.1
1.93.2
1.93.3
1.93.4
1.93.5
1.93.7
1.93.8
1.93.10
1.93.11
1.93.13
1.93.14
1.93.15
1.93.16
1.93.18
1.93.19
1.93.20
1.93.21
1.93.22
1.93.24
1.167~18.04.1
1.167~18.04.3
1.167~18.04.5
1.173.2~18.04.1
1.187.2~18.04.1
1.187.3~18.04.1

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.06-2ubuntu14.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.04-1ubuntu44
2.04-1ubuntu44.1
2.04-1ubuntu44.1.2
2.04-1ubuntu47.4
2.06-2ubuntu14
2.06-2ubuntu14.1

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.187.12~20.04?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.128
1.129
1.130
1.131
1.133
1.134
1.135
1.136
1.137
1.138
1.139
1.140
1.141
1.142
1.142.1
1.142.3
1.142.4
1.142.5
1.142.6
1.142.8
1.142.9
1.142.10
1.142.11
1.167
1.167.2
1.173.2~20.04.1
1.173.4
1.187.2~20.04.2
1.187.3~20.04.1
1.187.4~20.04.1
1.187.6~20.04.1
1.187.12~20.04

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.06-2ubuntu14.8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.04-1ubuntu44
2.04-1ubuntu44.2
2.04-1ubuntu47.4
2.04-1ubuntu47.5
2.06-2ubuntu14
2.06-2ubuntu14.1
2.06-2ubuntu14.2
2.06-2ubuntu14.4
2.06-2ubuntu14.8

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.187.12?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.173
1.174
1.176
1.177
1.178
1.179
1.180
1.182~22.04.1
1.187.2
1.187.3~22.04.1
1.187.4~22.04.1
1.187.6
1.187.12

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.06-2ubuntu14.8?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.04-1ubuntu47
2.04-1ubuntu48
2.06-2ubuntu3
2.06-2ubuntu4
2.06-2ubuntu5
2.06-2ubuntu6
2.06-2ubuntu7
2.06-2ubuntu10
2.06-2ubuntu14
2.06-2ubuntu14.1
2.06-2ubuntu14.2
2.06-2ubuntu14.4
2.06-2ubuntu14.8

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.202.5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.197
1.199
1.201
1.202
1.202.2
1.202.5

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.12-1ubuntu7.3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4
2.12~rc1-12ubuntu2
2.12-1ubuntu1
2.12-1ubuntu7
2.12-1ubuntu7.1
2.12-1ubuntu7.3

Ubuntu:25.04 / grub2-signed

Package

Name
grub2-signed
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-signed@1.212?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.209
1.209.1
1.211
1.212

Ubuntu:25.04 / grub2-unsigned

Package

Name
grub2-unsigned
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/grub2-unsigned@2.12-5ubuntu11?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.12-5ubuntu5
2.12-5ubuntu5.1
2.12-5ubuntu9
2.12-5ubuntu11