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ALPINE-CVE-2021-20225

ALPINE-CVE-2021-20225 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.699999809265137 MEDIUM

A flaw was found in grub2 in versions prior to 2.06. The option parser allows an attacker to write past the end of a heap-allocated buffer by calling certain commands with a large number of specific short forms of options. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
6.699999809265137
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.23grub0, 0, 2.04-r3
Alpine:v3.22grub0, 0, 2.04-r3
Alpine:v3.18grub0, 0, 2.02-r0
Alpine:v3.17grub0, 2.02-r14, 0
Alpine:v3.21grub2.02-r18, 2.02-r0, 2.02-r1
Alpine:v3.20grub0, 0, 2.02-r1
Alpine:v3.19grub0, 0, 2.02-r0
Alpine:v3.24grub0

Timeline

  • Mar 3, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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