Bug 1263195 - grub2: Built-in multiboot modules functioning on UEFI allow user to load non-verified code
Summary: grub2: Built-in multiboot modules functioning on UEFI allow user to load non-...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 1264103
Alias: None
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1262904 CVE-2015-5281
Blocks: 1263198
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Reported: 2015-09-15 09:58 UTC by Adam Mariš
Modified: 2019-09-29 13:36 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2015-11-17 09:11:26 UTC
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Description Adam Mariš 2015-09-15 09:58:23 UTC 
A vulnerability in grub2 allowing users to load non-verified code, such as tools to circumvent Secure Boot was reported. The problem raised from introducing this commit:

http://pkgs.devel.redhat.com/cgit/rpms/grub2/commit/?h=rhel-7.2&id=909ac684df7a662e7afd9d45d546ad97d363d197

Multiboot a multiboot2 modules remained built-in, that should not function on UEFI systems, but there is a prevention missing. Non-verified code can be loaded from boot menu if there's no password set, or in the config file if gained root privileges.

For reproducing the issue, see Bug #1262904.
Comment 2 Stefan Cornelius 2015-11-17 09:11:26 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1264103 ***
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