CVE-2020-14309

grub2: Integer overflow in grub_squash_read_symlink may lead to heap-based buffer overflow

Published Jul 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
There's an issue with grub2 in all versions before 2.06 when handling squashfs filesystems containing a symbolic link with name length of UINT32 bytes in size. The name size leads to an arithmetic overflow leading to a zero-size allocation further causing a heap-based buffer overflow with attacker controlled data.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4735-1 grub2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-6461 There's an issue with grub2 in all versions before 2.06 when handling squashfs filesystems containing a symbolic link with name length of UINT32 bytes in size. The name size leads to an arithmetic overflow leading to a zero-size allocation further causing a heap-based buffer overflow with attacker controlled data.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4432-1 GRUB 2 vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 12:39 PM
Reserved
Jun 17, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 30, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:54 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 29, 2020, 5:00 PM