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CVE-2024-56737
CVE-2024-56737
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.8 HIGH
Reported by mitre · Published December 29, 2024
GNU GRUB (aka GRUB2) through 2.12 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fs/hfs.c via crafted sblock data in an HFS filesystem.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-tools | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-tools-efi | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-x64-cdboot | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-x64-modules | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-x64 | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-pc-modules | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2 | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
| grub2-emu | Amazon Linux | 1:2.06-61.amzn2023.0.14, 1:2.06-14.amzn2.0.5 |
7 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | GRUB2 | 2.00 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-tools | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-tools-efi | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-x64-cdboot | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-efi-x64-modules | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-x64 | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-x64-modules | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-tools-efi | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-pc-modules | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-aa64-modules | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-efi-aa64-modules | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2 | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-emu | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | 0 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-tools-extra | 0 |
| GNU | GRUB2 | 2.00 |
| amazon:2 | grub2-efi-aa64 | 0 |
…and 18 more
Timeline
- Dec 29, 2024 CVE Published
- Dec 30, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Dec 31, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 21, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (5 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 2, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
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