CVE-2024-45780 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-45780: Grub2: fs/tar: integer overflow causes heap oob write

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-787
Published March 3, 2025
Last update February 25, 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

A flaw was found in grub2. When reading tar files, grub2 allocates an internal buffer for the file name. However, it fails to properly verify the allocation against possible integer overflows. It's possible to cause the allocation length to overflow with a crafted tar file, leading to a heap out-of-bounds write. This flaw eventually allows an attacker to circumvent secure boot protections.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published
February 25, 2026 Record updated