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CVE-2022-28733 is a security vulnerability affecting GRUB2 versions prior to 2.06-3. The vulnerability was discovered in the grubnetrecvip4packets function, where a maliciously crafted IP packet can trigger an integer underflow condition on the rsm->total_len value (NVD, OpenWall).
The vulnerability occurs when handling IPv4 packets in the grubnetrecvip4packets() function. Under certain circumstances, the total_len value may wrap around to a small integer number which is then used in memory allocation. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NetApp).
If successfully exploited, subsequent operations can write past the end of the buffer, potentially leading to memory corruption. This could result in disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS) (NetApp).
The vulnerability has been fixed in GRUB2 version 2.06-3 and later. Organizations should update their GRUB2 installations to the latest version. Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability in their Enterprise Linux distributions (RedHat).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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