Use-after-free in grub - CVE-2025-0622

Vulnerability identifier: #VU104079

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0622

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by not removing hooks when the related module is being unloaded. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

grub
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Server Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
RSA Authentication Manager
SmartFabric Manager
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Storage Resource Manager
grub2-debuginfo
grub2-i386-pc
grub2-x86_64-efi
grub2-s390x-emu
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275
grub2-snapper-plugin
grub2-x86_64-xen
grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin
grub2-debugsource
grub2-arm64-efi
grub2
grub2-efi-ia32
grub2-tools-efi
grub2-pc
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot
grub2-efi-x64
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot
grub2-pc-modules
grub2-help
grub2-efi-x64-modules
grub2-efi-ia32-modules
grub2-efi-aa64-modules
grub2-common
grub2-tools-minimal
grub2-tools-extra
grub2-tools
grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot
grub2-efi-aa64
grub2-i386-pc-debug
grub2-x86_64-xen-extras
grub2-i386-xen-extras
grub2-x86_64-efi-debug
grub2-s390x-emu-extras
grub2-i386-efi-debug
grub2-arm64-efi-debug
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debug
grub2-i386-efi-extras
grub2-i386-pc-extras
grub2-arm64-efi-extras
grub2-i386-efi
grub2-x86_64-efi-extras
grub2-i386-xen
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-extras
grub2-branding-upstream
grub2-s390x-emu-debug
grub2-i386-xen-debug
grub2-x86_64-xen-debug
grub2 (Red Hat package)
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
PowerProtect Data Manager
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)

Install updates from vendor's website.

RSA Authentication Manager - update to 8.8 Patch 1
Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy - addressed in versions 19.11.0.6, 19.12.0.2
SmartFabric Manager - update to 1.3.0
APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure - update to 01.04.01.00
grub2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-pc - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-efi - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-s390x-emu - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275 - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-snapper-plugin - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-xen - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-arm64-efi - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2 - addressed in versions 2.02-181.2, 2.04-150300.3.11.1, 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-efi-ia32 - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-tools-efi - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-pc - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-x64-cdboot - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-x64 - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-ia32-cdboot - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-pc-modules - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-help - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-x64-modules - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-ia32-modules - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-aa64-modules - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-common - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-tools-minimal - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-tools-extra - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-tools - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-aa64-cdboot - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-efi-aa64 - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2 - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.04-40, 2.06-51, 2.12-33
grub2-i386-pc-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-xen-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-xen-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-efi-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-s390x-emu-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-efi-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-arm64-efi-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-efi-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-pc-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-arm64-efi-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-efi - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-efi-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-xen - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-extras - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-branding-upstream - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-s390x-emu-debug - addressed in versions 2.04-150300.22.52.3, 2.06-150400.11.55.2, 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-i386-xen-debug - addressed in versions 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2-x86_64-xen-debug - addressed in versions 2.06-150500.29.43.2, 2.12-150600.8.18.2
grub2 (Red Hat package) - update to 2.12-15.el10_0
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 03.02.04.00
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - addressed in versions 5.0.2.2, 5.1.0.0
Storage Resource Manager - addressed in versions 5.0.2.2, 5.1.0.0
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.28.00.14
PowerProtect Data Manager - update to 19.19.0-15

• https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2025-02/msg00024.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GRUB2
• SUSE update for grub2
• SUSE update for grub2
• SUSE update for grub2
• SUSE update for grub2
• SUSE update for grub2
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for grub2
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for grub2
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for grub2
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for grub2
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for grub2
• Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
• Dell APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure update for third-party components
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Dell SmartFabric Manager update for third-party components
• RSA Authentication Manager update for third-party components
• SUSE update for grub2
• Dell EMC NetWorker vProxy update for third-party components
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 update for grub2