CVE-2020-10713: OS Command Injection

Published Apr 17, 2020
·
Updated

A flaw was found in grub2, prior to version 2.06. An attacker may use the GRUB 2 flaw to hijack and tamper the GRUB verification process. This flaw also allows the bypass of Secure Boot protections. In order to load an untrusted or modified kernel, an attacker would first need to establish access to the system such as gaining physical access, obtain the ability to alter a pxe-boot network, or have remote access to a networked system with root access. With this access, an attacker could then craft a string to cause a buffer overflow by injecting a malicious payload that leads to arbitrary code execution within GRUB. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Other sources

On grub2 up to version 2.04, it's possible to inject code and subvert the boot process via a specially crafted grub configuration file. When grubx64.efi loads the malicious configuration file, the contents of a grubparserparam structure are overwritten with string contents from the crafted input leading to arbitrary code execution. The boot process can be subverted even with secure boot enabled.

Red Hat

Affected Software

37 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/fwupdate<0:12-6.el7_8
0:12-6.el7_8
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7_8
1:2.02-0.86.el7_8
redhat/shim<0:15-7.el7_9
0:15-7.el7_9
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-7.el7_8
0:15-7.el7_8
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7_2
1:2.02-0.86.el7_2
redhat/shim<0:15-8.el7
0:15-8.el7
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-8.el7_2
0:15-8.el7_2
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7
1:2.02-0.86.el7
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-8.el7_3
0:15-8.el7_3
redhat/fwupdate<0:9-10.el7_4
0:9-10.el7_4
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7_4
1:2.02-0.86.el7_4
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-8.el7_4
0:15-8.el7_4
redhat/fwupdate<0:12-6.el7_6
0:12-6.el7_6
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7_6
1:2.02-0.86.el7_6
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-8.el7_6
0:15-8.el7_6
redhat/fwupdate<0:12-6.el7_7
0:12-6.el7_7
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-0.86.el7_7
1:2.02-0.86.el7_7
redhat/shim-signed<0:15-8.el7_7
0:15-8.el7_7
redhat/fwupd<0:1.1.4-7.el8_2
0:1.1.4-7.el8_2
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-87.el8_2
1:2.02-87.el8_2
redhat/shim<0:15-14.el8_2
0:15-14.el8_2
redhat/shim-unsigned-x64<0:15-7.el8
0:15-7.el8
redhat/fwupd<0:1.1.4-2.el8_0
0:1.1.4-2.el8_0
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-87.el8_0
1:2.02-87.el8_0
redhat/shim<0:15-14.el8_0
0:15-14.el8_0
redhat/fwupd<0:1.1.4-2.el8_1
0:1.1.4-2.el8_1
redhat/grub2<1:2.02-87.el8_1
1:2.02-87.el8_1
redhat/shim<0:15-14.el8_1
0:15-14.el8_1
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host<0:4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
0:4.3.11-20200922.0.el7_9
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host<0:4.4.2-20200930.0.el8_2
0:4.4.2-20200930.0.el8_2
redhat/grub<2.06
2.06
GNU GRUB2<2.06
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
VMware Photon OS<2.0
debian/grub2
2.06-3~deb11u62.06-13+deb12u12.12-92.14~git20250718.0e36779-22.14-2

Remediation

Information

There is no mitigation for the flaw.

Event History

Apr 17, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:21 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jul 29, 2020
CVE Published
05:00 PM
Jul 30, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:58 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:58 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:36 PM
Description
Feb 23, 2026
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:22 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·06:22 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-10713?

CVE-2020-10713 is a vulnerability in grub2 that allows an attacker to hijack and tamper with the GRUB verification process.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-10713?

CVE-2020-10713 has a severity score of 8.2, which is considered high.

3

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-10713?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2020-10713 by establishing access to the system and loading an untrusted or modified kernel.

4

What is the remedy for CVE-2020-10713?

To fix CVE-2020-10713, you should update grub2 to version 2.06 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-10713?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-10713 on the CVE website (https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-10713) and the NIST NVD website (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10713).

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