Security Advisory
CVE-2024-45777
6.7
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in grub2. The calculation of the translation buffer when reading a language .mo file in grub_gettext_getstr_from_position() may overflow, leading to a Out-of-bound write. This issue can be leveraged by an attacker to overwrite grub2's sensitive heap data, eventually leading to the circumvention of secure boot protections.
Published Date
February 19, 2025
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory