CVE-2021-46705 (GCVE-0-2021-46705)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-16 09:50 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
grub2-once uses fixed file name in /var/tmp
Summary
A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in grub-once of grub2 in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4, openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to truncate arbitrary files. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 grub2 versions prior to 2.06-150400.7.1. SUSE openSUSE Factory grub2 versions prior to 2.06-18.1.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-377 - Insecure Temporary File
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190474 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 |
Affected:
grub2 , < 2.06-150400.7.1
(custom)
|
|
| SUSE | openSUSE Factory |
Affected:
grub2 , < 2.06-18.1
(custom)
|
Date Public
2022-02-23 00:00
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