RHSA-2020:3217: Moderate: grub2 security and bug fix update
The grub2 packages provide version 2 of the Grand Unified Boot Loader (GRUB), a highly configurable and customizable boot loader with modular architecture. The packages support a variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures, and hardware devices.<br>The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full boot loader under secure boot environments.<br>The fwupdate packages provide a service that allows session software to update device firmware.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> grub2: Crafted grub.cfg file can lead to arbitrary code execution during boot process (CVE-2020-10713)</li> <li> grub2: grubmalloc does not validate allocation size allowing for arithmetic overflow and subsequent heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2020-14308)</li> <li> grub2: Integer overflow in grubsquashreadsymlink may lead to heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2020-14309)</li> <li> grub2: Integer overflow readsectionasstring may lead to heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2020-14310)</li> <li> grub2: Integer overflow in grubext2readlink leads to heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2020-14311)</li> <li> grub2: Fail kernel validation without shim protocol (CVE-2020-15705)</li> <li> grub2: Use-after-free redefining a function whilst the same function is already executing (CVE-2020-15706)</li> <li> grub2: Integer overflow in initrd size handling (CVE-2020-15707)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.<br>Bug Fix(es):<br><li> grub2 doesn't handle relative paths correctly for UEFI HTTP Boot (BZ#1616395)</li> <li> UEFI HTTP boot over IPv6 does not work (BZ#1732765)</li> Users of grub2 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
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What is the severity of RHSA-2020:3217?
The severity of RHSA-2020:3217 is classified as important.
How do I fix RHSA-2020:3217?
To fix RHSA-2020:3217, you should update the affected grub2, shim, and fwupdate packages to the recommended versions.
What systems are affected by RHSA-2020:3217?
RHSA-2020:3217 affects systems using the grub2 boot loader and related packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Is there a workaround for RHSA-2020:3217?
No specific workaround for RHSA-2020:3217 is recommended; applying the security update is necessary.
What are the recommended versions to resolve RHSA-2020:3217?
The recommended versions to resolve RHSA-2020:3217 are grub2 version 2.02-0.86.el7_8, shim version 15-7.el7_8, and fwupdate version 12-6.el7_8.