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CVE-2021-20225

6.7 · MEDIUM

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06.

Published Mar 3, 2021CWE-787EPSS 1.01%

Overview

CVE-2021-20225 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 3, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1924696Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWZ36QK4IKU6MWDWNOOWKPH3WXZBHT2R/Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0001/Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1924696Reflists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZWZ36QK4IKU6MWDWNOOWKPH3WXZBHT2R/Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220325-0001/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20225?

CVE-2021-20225 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 3, 2021 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-20225?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-20225?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-20225?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2021-20225 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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