CVE-2019-14865 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-14865

Vendor [Unknown]
Product grub2
Weakness CWE-267
Published November 29, 2019
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 29, 2019 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated