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OESA-2023-1720 (CVE-2023-4692)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2023-10-13 11:06 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:06 – Source website

Summary

grub2 security update

Details

GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.

Security Fix(es):

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow an attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS filesystem image, leading to grub's heap metadata corruption. In some circumstances, the attack may also corrupt the UEFI firmware heap metadata. As a result, arbitrary code execution and secure boot protection bypass may be achieved.(CVE-2023-4692)

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.(CVE-2023-4693)

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

References

URL

Type

	https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bull…	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4692	ADVISORY
	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4693	ADVISORY

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  "database_specific": {
    "severity": "High"
  },
  "details": "GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nAn out-of-bounds write flaw was found in grub2\u0026apos;s NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow an attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS filesystem image, leading to grub\u0026apos;s heap metadata corruption. In some circumstances, the attack may also corrupt the UEFI firmware heap metadata. As a result, arbitrary code execution and secure boot protection bypass may be achieved.(CVE-2023-4692)\r\n\r\nAn out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2\u0026apos;s NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.(CVE-2023-4693)",
  "id": "OESA-2023-1720",
  "modified": "2026-08-06T11:06:10Z",
  "published": "2023-10-13T11:06:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1720"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4692"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4693"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.2",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "grub2 security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-4692",
    "CVE-2023-4693"
  ]
}

CVE-2023-4692 (GCVE-0-2023-4692)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-25 10:27 – Updated: 2026-07-21 05:08

Title

Grub2: out-of-bounds write at fs/ntfs.c may lead to unsigned code execution

Summary

Severity

7.5 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-08-15 14:23 UTC

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

13 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4692	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2236613	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023…
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/202…
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	x_transferred
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	x_transferred
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	x_transferred
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-14	x_transferred
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023120…	x_transferred
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
		Unaffected: 2.12 , < * (custom)
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Unaffected: 1:2.02-156.el8 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 1:2.06-77.el9 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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CVE-2023-4693 (GCVE-0-2023-4693)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-25 10:27 – Updated: 2026-07-21 05:09

Title

Grub2: out-of-bounds read at fs/ntfs.c

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

13 references

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https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023…
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/202…
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-14	x_transferred
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023120…	x_transferred
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Unaffected: 1:2.02-156.el8 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 1:2.06-77.el9 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

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