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CVE-2019-14865

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pres

A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.00038
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-267Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gnu grub2all versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Nov 2019 · 10:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2024:3184Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2024:2456Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2020:0335Moderate
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/06/3Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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