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TI-2024-37620 Aliases CVE-2024-56737GHSA-9vr3-263w-c6mj

Heap-based buffer overflow in GNU GRUB2

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-122Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

GNU GRUB (aka GRUB2) through 2.12 has a heap-based buffer overflow in fs/hfs.c via crafted sblock data in an HFS filesystem.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00724 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUGRUB22.00 – 2.12—No fix listedCNA
  • GRUB2 VendorGNU Affected 2.00 – 2.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.12VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:grub2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.12 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-56737
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vr3-263w-c6mj

References

  • TI-2023-04324 Grub2: out-of-bounds write at fs/ntfs.c may lead to unsigned code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-06891 Multiple integer underflows in Grub2 1.98 through 2.02 allow physically proximate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2022-11367 Integer underflow in GNU GRUB CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-02403 Heap-based buffer overflow in grub2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2020-08612 Buffer overflow in Grub CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2020-15650 Use after free in grub2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
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Sources