CVE-2020-14311

There is an issue with grub2 before version 2.06 while handling symlink on ext filesystems. A filesystem containing a symbolic link with an inode size of UINT32_MAX causes an arithmetic overflow leading to a zero-sized memory allocation with subsequent heap-based buffer overflow.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

19 Oct 2021, 13:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1 - (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4 - (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00017.html - (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00017.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/4432-1/ - (UBUNTU) https://usn.ubuntu.com/4432-1/ - Third Party Advisory
References (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05 - (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-05 - Third Party Advisory
References (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00016.html - (SUSE) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00016.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2 - (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

21 Sep 2021, 12:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/21/1 -

17 Sep 2021, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/4 -

17 Sep 2021, 09:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/17/2 -

Information

Published : 2020-07-31 22:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:00


NVD link : CVE-2020-14311

Mitre link : CVE-2020-14311

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-14311


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_server_tus
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • enterprise_linux
  • enterprise_linux_eus

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

opensuse

  • leap

gnu

  • grub2
CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound