| Name | CVE-2020-15706 |
| Description | GRUB2 contains a race condition in grub_script_function_create() leading to a use-after-free vulnerability which can be triggered by redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing, leading to arbitrary code execution and secure boot restriction bypass. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-4735-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| grub2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.02~beta3-5+deb9u3 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.06-3~deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.06-3~deb11u6 | fixed |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 2.06-13+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.12-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| grub2 | source | buster | 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u1 | | DSA-4735-1 | |
| grub2 | source | (unstable) | 2.04-9 | | | |
Notes
[stretch] - grub2 <ignored> (No SecureBoot support in stretch)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=426f57383d647406ae9c628c472059c27cd6e040
[jessie] - grub2 <ignored> (No SecureBoot support in jessie)