CVE-2025-61661
MEDIUMGNU grub2 < 2.14 - Denial of Service via USB Device String Conversion
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability has been identified in the GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader) component. This flaw occurs because the bootloader mishandles string conversion when reading information from a USB device, allowing an attacker to exploit inconsistent length values. A local attacker can connect a maliciously configured USB device during the boot sequence to trigger this issue. A successful exploitation may lead GRUB to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Data corruption may be also possible, although given the complexity of the exploit the impact is most likely limited.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61661
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2413827
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
6.1%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-131
Status
published
Products (6)
GNU/grub2
< 2.14
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat/Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published
Nov 18, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026