RHSA-2021:1734-01 -- Redhat shimID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:506084 | Date: (C)2021-05-21 (M)2022-10-27 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
The shim package contains a first-stage UEFI boot loader that handles chaining to a trusted full boot loader under secure boot environments. Security Fix: * grub2: acpi command allows privileged user to load crafted ACPI tables when Secure Boot is enabled * grub2: Use-after-free in rmmod command * grub2: Out-of-bounds write in grub_usb_device_initialize * grub2: Stack buffer overflow in grub_parser_split_cmdline * grub2: cutmem command allows privileged user to remove memory regions when Secure Boot is enabled * grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write in short form option parser * grub2: Heap out-of-bounds write due to miscalculation of space required for quoting For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |