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This vulnerability can let a local user cause bootloader configuration damage so the machine may not start after a reboot. The business impact is downtime and recovery work, not data theft. It matters most on shared Linux systems or environments where untrusted users can run local utilities. Exposure is most plausible on Linux systems using GRUB2 where local users can execute the affected utility. The provided sources identify grub2 generally, but do not enumerate every distribution, version, or configuration affected. Treat as a moderate operational resilience issue. Prioritize shared Linux servers, sensitive production hosts, and systems with broad local user access. Patch during maintenance windows and verify boot recovery readiness. Mitigation focus: Inventory Linux systems using GRUB2 and identify where grub2-set-bootflag is present.; Compare installed GRUB2 packages against vendor advisories, including RHSA-2020:0335 where applicable.; Apply vendor-provided GRUB2 updates through normal package management..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H1.54Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q4/101CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14865CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- RHSA-2020:0335CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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