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CVE-2020-15705
CVE-2020-15705
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM
GRUB2 fails to validate kernel signature when booted directly without shim, allowing secure boot to be bypassed. This only affects systems where the kernel signing certificate has been imported directly into the secure boot database and the GRUB image is booted directly without the use of shim. This issue affects GRUB2 version 2.04 and prior versions.
EPSS 1.39% · 71.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.400000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.39%
71.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | grub2 | 0, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | grub2-signed | 1.93.1, 0, 1.85 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | grub2 | 2.02-2ubuntu1, 2.02-2ubuntu4, 2.02-2ubuntu8.7 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | grub2-signed | 1.66.2, 1.66.1, 1.64 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | grub2-signed | 1.34.9, 0, 1.22 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | grub2 | 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.8, 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.7, 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.6 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | grub2 | 2.04-1ubuntu13, 2.04-1ubuntu26, 2.04-1ubuntu25 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | grub2-unsigned | 2.04-1ubuntu44, 2.04-1ubuntu44.1, 2.04-1ubuntu44.1.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | grub2-signed | 1.135, 1.134, 1.133 |
Timeline
- Jul 29, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 17, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 18, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 11, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15705 third-party-advisory
- https://www.eclypsium.com/2020/07/29/theres-a-hole-in-the-boot/ third-party-advisory
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass third-party-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/07/29/3 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2020-07/msg00034.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4432-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15705 third-party-advisory