CVE-2025-61664 (GCVE-0-2025-61664)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-18 18:20 – Updated: 2026-09-01 11:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Grub2: missing unregister call for normal_exit command may lead to use-after-free
Summary
A vulnerability in the GRUB2 bootloader has been identified in the normal module. This flaw, a memory Use After Free issue, occurs because the normal_exit command is not properly unregistered when its related module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the command after the module has been removed, causing the system to improperly access a previously freed memory location. This leads to a system crash or possible impacts in data confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-19 14:28 UTC
CWE
- CWE-825 - Expired Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61664 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414685 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/202… |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNU | grub2 |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.14
(semver)
|
guessed | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
|
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
|
Date Public
2025-11-18 00:00
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