SB2024012225 - Fedora 38 update for grub2
Published: January 22, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024012225
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4001)
The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass GRUB password protection feature.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in GRUB due to the way that GRUB uses the UUID of a device to search for the configuration file that contains the password hash for the GRUB password protection feature. An attacker with physical access to the system can bypass the GRUB password protection feature on UEFI systems.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.