๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-45774

MEDIUM 6.7

Grub2: reader/jpeg: heap oob write during jpeg parsing

CVSS Score
6.7
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in grub2. A specially crafted JPEG file can cause the JPEG parser of grub2 to incorrectly check the bounds of its internal buffers, resulting in an out-of-bounds write. The possibility of overwriting sensitive information to bypass secure boot protections is not discarded.

CWE CWE-787
Published Feb 18, 2025
Last Updated Jan 29, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:6990 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45774 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2337461 lists.gnu.org: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-02/msg00024.html