CVE-2025-61662

HIGH 7.8

Grub2: missing unregister call for gettext command may lead to use-after-free

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

2th

A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.

Vendor	gnu
Product	grub2
Published	Nov 18, 2025
Last Updated	Apr 16, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

GNU / grub2

0 ≤ 2.14

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

All versions affected

References

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