CVE-2019-14865
A flaw was found in the grub2-set-bootflag utility of grub2. A local attacker could run this utility under resource pressure (for example by setting RLIMIT), causing grub2 configuration files to be truncated and leaving the system unbootable on subsequent reboots.
Published:Nov 25, 2019
Last Modified:Apr 29, 2025
EPS:Nov 29, 2019
EPSS Score:0.00038
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gnu
Product
Grub2
Gnu
Grub2
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Eus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Tus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Tus
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
