CVE-2024-45779 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-45779: Grub2: fs/bfs: integer overflow leads to heap oob read in the bfs parser

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-190
Published March 3, 2025
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

6.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An integer overflow flaw was found in the BFS file system driver in grub2. When reading a file with an indirect extent map, grub2 fails to validate the number of extent entries to be read. A crafted or corrupted BFS filesystem may cause an integer overflow during the file reading, leading to a heap of bounds read. As a consequence, sensitive data may be leaked, or grub2 will crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated