CVE-2025-61662 (GCVE-0-2025-61662)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-11-18 18:20
Modified
2026-04-09 11:25
Summary
A Use-After-Free vulnerability has been discovered in GRUB's gettext module. This flaw stems from a programming error where the gettext command remains registered in memory after its module is unloaded. An attacker can exploit this condition by invoking the orphaned command, causing the application to access a memory location that is no longer valid. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause grub to crash, leading to a Denial of Service. Possible data integrity or confidentiality compromise is not discarded.
References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4648 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4649 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4652 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4653 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4654 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4760 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4822 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4823 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4830 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4900 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4998 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5074 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5127 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5233 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6492 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-61662 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2414683 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-11/msg00155.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GNU grub2 Version: 0    2.14
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Unaffected: 1:2.12-29.el10_1.2   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.12-15.el10_0.2   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Unaffected: 1:2.02-0.87.el7_9.16   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Unaffected: 1:2.02-170.el8_10.1   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.02-87.el8_2.14   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.02-99.el8_4.13   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Unaffected: 1:2.02-99.el8_4.13   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.02-123.el8_6.19   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service Unaffected: 1:2.02-123.el8_6.19   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions Unaffected: 1:2.02-123.el8_6.19   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Unaffected: 1:2.02-152.el8_8.3   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Unaffected: 1:2.02-152.el8_8.3   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Unaffected: 1:2.06-114.el9_7.1   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions Unaffected: 1:2.06-27.el9_0.23   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Unaffected: 1:2.06-61.el9_2.11   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.06-86.el9_4.4   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Unaffected: 1:2.06-105.el9_6.1   < *
    cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos
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   Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 Unaffected: 412.86.202604010116-0   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el8
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   Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 Unaffected: 418.94.202603181125-0   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9
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