Vulnerability: Bypassing Secure Boot Restrictions in Grub2 on UEFI Systems

CVE-2015-5281 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

The grub2 package before 2.02-0.29 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, when used on UEFI systems, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute non-verified code via a crafted (1) multiboot or (2) multiboot2 module in the configuration file or physically proximate attackers to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute non-verified code via the (3) boot menu.

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