CVE-2022-28735 (GCVE-0-2022-28735)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-20 00:22 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The GRUB2's shim_lock verifier allows non-kernel files to be loaded on shim-powered secure boot systems. Allowing such files to be loaded may lead to unverified code and modules to be loaded in GRUB2 breaking the secure boot trust-chain.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-24 19:20 UTC
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/… | mailing-list |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CV… | issue-tracking |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023082… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU Project | GNU GRUB |
Affected:
0 , < 2.06-3
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2022-06-13 00:00
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