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CVE-2022-3775

HIGH
7.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

When rendering certain unicode sequences, grub2's font code doesn't proper validate if the informed glyph's width and height is constrained within bitmap size. As consequence an attacker can craft an input which will lead to a out-of-bounds write into grub2's heap, leading to memory corruption and availability issues. Although complex, arbitrary code execution could not be discarded.

How to fix

Remediation Available
grub2Debian
Fixed in:2.06-3~deb11u4CVE-2022-3775
Fixed in:2.06-5CVE-2022-3775
Fixed in:2.06-5CVE-2022-3775
Fixed in:2.06-5CVE-2022-3775
Windows 10Windows
Install:KB5041782Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607Windows
Install:KB5041773Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809Windows
Install:KB5041578Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5041580Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5041580Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5041585Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows
Install:KB5041585Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 24H2Windows
Install:KB5041571Microsoft
Windows 11 version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5041592Microsoft
Windows Server 2012Windows
Install:KB5041851Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041851Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2Windows
Install:KB5041828Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041828Microsoft
Windows Server 2016Windows
Install:KB5041773Microsoft
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041773Microsoft
Windows Server 2019Windows
Install:KB5041578Microsoft
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041578Microsoft
Windows Server 2022Windows
Install:KB5041160Microsoft
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041160Microsoft
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5041573Microsoft
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 RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days
54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1
Other references1

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