CVE-2020-14372
HIGHGrub2 <2.06 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06, where it incorrectly enables the usage of the ACPI command when Secure Boot is enabled. This flaw allows an attacker with privileged access to craft a Secondary System Description Table (SSDT) containing code to overwrite the Linux kernel lockdown variable content directly into memory. The table is further loaded and executed by the kernel, defeating its Secure Boot lockdown and allowing the attacker to load unsigned code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity, as well as system availability.
Exploits (1)
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0145
EPSS Percentile
80.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-184
Status
published
Affected Products (21)
gnu/grub2
< 2.06
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
... and 6 more
Timeline
Published
Mar 03, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026