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CVE-2025-4382

MEDIUM 5.9

Grub2: grub allow access to encrypted device through cli once root device is unlocked via tpm

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in systems utilizing LUKS-encrypted disks with GRUB configured for TPM-based auto-decryption. When GRUB is set to automatically decrypt disks using keys stored in the TPM, it reads the decryption key into system memory. If an attacker with physical access can corrupt the underlying filesystem superblock, GRUB will fail to locate a valid filesystem and enter rescue mode. At this point, the disk is already decrypted, and the decryption key remains loaded in system memory. This scenario may allow an attacker with physical access to access the unencrypted data without any further authentication, thereby compromising data confidentiality. Furthermore, the ability to force this state through filesystem corruption also presents a data integrity concern.

CWE CWE-306
Published May 9, 2025
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

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 Enterprise Linux 9
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/security/cve/CVE-2025-4382 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364416 gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org: https://gitweb.git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=blobdiff;f=grub-core/kern/rescue_reader.c;h=a71ada8fb7da2eae6ee7135fe234fb1755ca78b0;hp=4259857ba9eea45446bc40ea13c3de4ab1b88ffd;hb=c448f511e74cb7c776b314fcb7943f98d3f22b6d;hpb=4abac0ad5a7914dd3cdfff08aaac06588bf98d80