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CVE-2022-28735

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The GRUB2's shim_lock verifier allows non-kernel files to be loaded on shim-powered secure boot systems. Allowing such files to be loaded may lead to unverified code and modules to be loaded in GRUB2 breaking the secure boot trust-chain.

How to fix

Remediation Available
grub2Debian
Fixed in:2.06-3~deb11u1CVE-2022-28735
Fixed in:2.06-3CVE-2022-28735
Fixed in:2.06-3CVE-2022-28735
Fixed in:2.06-3CVE-2022-28735
grub-efi-amd64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub-efi-amd64-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub-efi-amd64-signedUbuntu
Fixed in:1.187.3~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:1.187.3~22.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub-efi-arm64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub-efi-arm64-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub-efi-arm64-signedUbuntu
Fixed in:1.187.3~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:1.187.3~22.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
grub2-signedUbuntu
Fixed in:1.187.3~20.04.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:1.187.3~22.04.1USN-6355-1
grub2-unsignedUbuntu
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:2.06-2ubuntu14.1USN-6355-1
shimUbuntu
Fixed in:15.7-0ubuntu1USN-6355-1
Fixed in:15.7-0ubuntu1USN-6355-1
shim-signedUbuntu
Fixed in:1.40.9USN-6355-1
Fixed in:1.51.3USN-6355-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredHigh
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
23rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2
Other references1
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