CVE-2022-28736

There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function

Medium · published July 20, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function; The chainloader command is used to boot up operating systems that doesn't support multiboot and do not have direct support from GRUB2. When executing chainloader more than once a use-after-free vulnerability is triggered. If an attacker can control the GRUB2's memory allocation pattern sensitive data may be exposed and arbitrary code execution can be achieved.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00286 · 20.1th percentile
Published
2023-07-20T00:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JUL 00:23Z
    There's a use-after-free vulnerability in grub_cmd_chainloader() function
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