MGASA-2015-0480

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    MGASA-2015-0480

    Published: 20 Dec 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8370

    Summary: Updated grub2 packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A flaw was found in the way the grub2 handled backspace characters entered in username and password prompts. An attacker with access to the system console could use this flaw to bypass grub2 password protection and gain administrative access to the system (CVE-2015-8370).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0480.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17334, http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2623.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: grub2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/grub2?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.02-0.git9752.18.3.mga5

    Affected versions

    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