CVE-2025-0690

Grub2: read: integer overflow may lead to out-of-bounds write

Description

The read command is used to read the keyboard input from the user, while reads it keeps the input length in a 32-bit integer value which is further used to reallocate the line buffer to accept the next character. During this process, with a line big enough it's possible to make this variable to overflow leading to a out-of-bounds write in the heap based buffer. This flaw may be leveraged to corrupt grub's internal critical data and secure boot bypass is not discarded as consequence.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-0690?
CVE-2025-0690 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-0690?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2025-0690: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2025-0690 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-0690 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-0690?
CVE-2025-0690 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
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