CVE-2022-2601

8.6 HIGH
Published: December 14, 2022 Modified: May 27, 2026
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Description

A buffer overflow was found in grub_font_construct_glyph(). A malicious crafted pf2 font can lead to an overflow when calculating the max_glyph_size value, allocating a smaller than needed buffer for the glyph, this further leads to a buffer overflow and a heap based out-of-bounds write. An attacker may use this vulnerability to circumvent the secure boot mechanism.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2112975#c0
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2112975#c0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.6 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
40th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu redhat fedoraproject