CVE-2024-1048 LOW

CVE-2024-1048: Grub2: grub2-set-bootflag can be abused by local (pseudo-)users

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-459
Published February 6, 2024
Last update November 20, 2025

CVSS base score

3.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. After the fix of CVE-2019-14865, grub2-set-bootflag will create a temporary file with the new grubenv content and rename it to the original grubenv file. If the program is killed before the rename operation, the temporary file will not be removed and may fill the filesystem when invoked multiple times, resulting in a filesystem out of free inodes or blocks.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 6, 2024 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated