CVE-2024-45776 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-45776: Grub2: grub-core/gettext: integer overflow leads to heap oob write and read.

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Weakness CWE-787
Published February 18, 2025
Last update January 29, 2026

CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

When reading the language .mo file in grub_mofile_open(), grub2 fails to verify an integer overflow when allocating its internal buffer. A crafted .mo file may lead the buffer size calculation to overflow, leading to out-of-bound reads and writes. This flaw allows an attacker to leak sensitive data or overwrite critical data, possibly circumventing secure boot protections.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 18, 2025 CVE published
January 29, 2026 Record updated