Security Advisory

CVE-2024-45776

6.7
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

When reading the language .mo file in grub_mofile_open(), grub2 fails to verify an integer overflow when allocating its internal buffer. A crafted .mo file may lead the buffer size calculation to overflow, leading to out-of-bound reads and writes. This flaw allows an attacker to leak sensitive data or overwrite critical data, possibly circumventing secure boot protections.
Published Date February 18, 2025
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory