CVE-2021-3418

If certificates that signed grub are installed into db, grub can be booted directly. It will then boot any kernel without signature validation. The booted kernel will think it was booted in secureboot mode and will implement lockdown, yet it could have been tampered. This flaw is a reintroduction of CVE-2020-15705 and only affects grub2 versions prior to 2.06 and upstream and distributions using the shim_lock mechanism.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933757 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Mar 2021, 16:45

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : 4.4
v3 : 6.4
References (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933757 - (MISC) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1933757 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

18 Mar 2021, 15:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary If certificates that signed grub are installed into db, grub can be booted directly. It will then boot any kernel without signature validation. The booted kernel will think it was booted in secureboot mode and will implement lockdown, yet it could have been tampered. This flaw is a reintroduction of CVE-2020-15705 and only affects grbu2 versions prior to 2.06 and upstream and distributions using the shim_lock mechanism. If certificates that signed grub are installed into db, grub can be booted directly. It will then boot any kernel without signature validation. The booted kernel will think it was booted in secureboot mode and will implement lockdown, yet it could have been tampered. This flaw is a reintroduction of CVE-2020-15705 and only affects grub2 versions prior to 2.06 and upstream and distributions using the shim_lock mechanism.

15 Mar 2021, 22:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2021-03-15 22:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41


NVD link : CVE-2021-3418

Mitre link : CVE-2021-3418

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3418


JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

  • grub2
CWE
CWE-281

Improper Preservation of Permissions