CVE-2024-45778
MEDIUMCVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Description
A stack overflow flaw was found when reading a BFS file system. A crafted BFS filesystem may lead to an uncontrolled loop, causing grub2 to crash.
Analysis
A stack overflow flaw was found when reading a BFS file system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.1). No vendor patch available.
Technical Context
This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. A stack overflow flaw was found when reading a BFS file system. A crafted BFS filesystem may lead to an uncontrolled loop, causing grub2 to crash. Affected products include: Gnu Grub2, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
Affected Products
Gnu Grub2, Redhat Openshift Container Platform, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
Remediation
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.
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